Test system for the development of therapeutic agents, in particular active compounds for the treatment of osteoporosis

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a test system for the identification and testing of active compounds which act on synapic transmission (active compounds for treatment of neuronal diseases), which influence endo/exocytosis, which influence processing of proteins and in particular of active compounds which can be used for treatment of osteoporosis or Paget&#39;s disease, for treatment of neurological and neuromuscular diseases and other nerve diseases or as psychotropic pharmaceuticals. The invention furthermore relates to a genetically modified non-human mammal, in which one or more chloride channels from the group consisting of CIC-3. CIC-4, CIC-6 and CIC-7 are not expressed or are expressed non-functionally, and somatic cell lines which are derived from such an animal, and the use thereof for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for inhibiting chloride channels, in particular CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7.

[0001] The present invention relates to a test system for the identification and testing of active compounds, which act on synaptic transmission (active compounds for treatment of neuronal diseases), which influence endo/exocytosis, which influence processing of proteins and in particular of active compounds which can be used for treatment of osteoporosis or Pagers disease, for treatment of neurological and neuromuscular diseases and other nerve diseases or as psychotropic pharmaceuticals. The inventon furthermore relates to a non-human mammal, preferably a rodent, in which one or more chloride channels from the group consisting of CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and CIC-7 are not expressed or are expressed non-functionally, and to somatic cell lines which are derived, for example, from such an animal, and to the use thereof for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for influencing in their activity, in particular inhibiting or activating, chloride channels, in particular CIC, CIC-3, CIC-5, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7.

[0002] Osteoporosis is a disease in which increased degradation of bone occurs, leading to fragility. Osteoporosis is widespread in elderly persons, in particular in elderly women (of hormonal origin). For this reason, sex hormones, which can indeed stop the process of bone degradation, but in most cases have serious undesirable side effects, are often administered to elderly female patients. Specific osteoporosis; medicaments have not hitherto been developed.

[0003] In the context of the present invention, it has now been found, surprisingly, that mutations in the nucleic acid sequence encoding the CIC-7 protein (chloride channel CIC-7) leads to the expression of a non-functional protein, or completely suppresses expression of such protein thereby causing a very severe form of osteopetrosis in mice. On the basis of these surprising results, it was found that patients with severe juvenile osteopetrosis also have mutations in the CIC-7 gene.

[0004] The chloride channel CIC-7 is a predominantly intracellular chloride channel present in late endosomes and lysosomes. CIC-7 is expressed ubiquitously, and in particular also occurs in osteoclasts, the bone-degrading cells. Mutations that lead to the expression of a non-functional CIC-7 protein or that completely suppress expression (called “knock-out” or “KO” in the following), prevent osteoclasts from being able to degrade bone. More detailed studies have shown that GIC-7 is incorporated together with the proton pump into the so-called “ruffled membrane”. The ruffled membrane borders the resorption lacunae and acid equivalents are transported into the resorption lacunae via a proton-pump, and the electroneural transport of HCl into the lacunae is ensured by a parallel chloride conductance carried by CIC-7. An acidic pH in the lacunae is essential or the bone degradation. If an appropriate chloride conductance is absent, the proton pump cannot pump effectively, with the consequence that osteoclasts cannot acidify the resorption lacunae and cannot destroy the bone.

[0005] By knock-out of CIC-7, severe degeneration of the retina furthermore occurs, and neurodegeneration in the central nervous system (CNS) is moreover observed. These observations can be attributed to the fact that the late-endosomal and lysosomal acidification and degradation is impaired in many tissues by CIC-7 knock-out.

[0006] In the context of the present invention, it has also been found that chloride channels of the CLC gene family are also involved in the acidification of synaptic vesides. This has been demonstrated, for example, by knock-out of the CIC-3 channel. With this knock-out, changes in synaptic transmission in the central nervous system and neuronal degeneration occur. It has furthermore been found that other CIC channels, such as CIC-4 and CIC-7, are present in synaptic vesicles. Synaptic vesicles take up neurotransmitters, which are then released into the synaptic gap via exocytosis and, thus, modulate (stimulate or inhibit) the downstream nerve cell. The uptake of neurotransmitters into synaptic vesicles is driven by the pH gradient and the potential gradient across the membrane of the synaptic vesicles (cf. literature references (62)-(67)), so that the activity of chloride channels in synaptic vesicles influences signal transduction in the nervous system.

[0007] By the studies set up in the context of the present invention, it is now possible to provide a test system, which enables identification and testing of substances that inhibit one or more chloride channels from the group consisting of CIC-1, CIC-2, CIC-Ka, CIC-Kb, CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7—in particular the predominantly intracellular chloride channels CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7- or of otherwise influencing them in activity, i.e. for example activating them or modifying their regulation. In particular, for the first time a test system and a process are provided for the identificaton and testing of substances, which (completely or partly) inhibit the chloride channel CIC-7, in particular substances which are suitable for treatment of osteoporosis or Pagers disease. Such a test system also enables identification of substances that influence neuronal signal transduction, and are therefore suitable for treatment of neuronal diseases.

[0008] The invention is based on the consideration that a (partial) inhibition of the CIC-7 chloride channel inhibits osteoclast function and, therefore, counteracts bone degradation. Research along the same line is being conducted in the pharmaceutical industry, where effective inhibitors of the proton pump are being searched for. By the present knowledge, it is now possible for the first time to identify substances which act specifically on the CIC-7 chloride channel and cause partial or complete inhibition or activate the channel or modify regulation thereof. A total KO of CIC-7 also Influences other tissue and causes e.g. degeneration of the retina and degeneration of the CNS. Therefore pharmacological inhibition of CIC-7 (i.e. by administration of CIC-7 inhibitors) could potentially have similar effects. This problem can be solved on the one hand by only partial inhibition of the channel, and on the other hand by using active compounds or pharmaceuticals which do not reach undesirable target organs (i.e. eye and brain) (e.g. because of the blood-brain barrier). Further, as CIC-7 exerts its role in bone degradation in the plasma membrane of osteoclasts, but is in intracellular vesilces in neurons, drugs may be designed that do not enter cells and therefore act specifically on oetsoclast-expressed CIC-7.

[0009] The invention is furthermore based on the assumption that synaptic transmission in the nervous system can be influenced by an inhibition or stimulation of chloride channels. Interventions into synaptic transmission are a widely used principle of the pharmacology for treatment of neurological and neuromuscular diseases. Thus drugs that influence the corresponding uptake of transporters into synaptic vesicles or that influence re-uptake of the secreted neurotransmitter from the synaptic cleft into the cell are employed. Uptake of neurotransmitters into the synaptic vesicles takes place via transporters located in the membrane thereof, which in general are coupled with and driven by the electrochemical gradients for protons across the vesicle membrane (cf. publications (81) and (82)). If these gradients are changed, the uptake of transmitters are modified, in some cases differentially. On the one hand, particular CLC channels are possibly present only in particular subpopulations of nerve cells or synaptic vesicles (e.g. for particular neurotransmitters), and on the other hand the electrochemical-gradient for protons consists of two components (ΔpH and Δψ), to which the various transporters are coupled. The uptake of acetylcholine is thus chiefly driven via the pH gradient, while the uptake of glutamate is chiefly driven by the electrical potential Δψ.

[0010] The electrochemical gradient for protons in synaptic vesicles is built up by the proton pump in conjunction with chloride channels. The presence of a chloride conductivity reduces the electrical component Δψ of the gradient and increases the ΔpH component. Inhibition of a chloride channel in synaptic vesicles thus reduces ΔpH, but increases Δψ as a result e.g. the uptake of acetylcholine is reduced but the uptake of glutamate is increased, provided that the channel occurs on both vesicle types. According to a particular embodiment, conversely, a specific stimulation of individual chloride channels is also envisaged. This would result e.g. in a reduction in glutamate uptake and an increase in acetylcholine uptake.

[0011] In addition to the possibility of modulating the concentration of neurotransmitters in synaptic vesicles, such substances can also influence the transport of the vesicles within the cell, e.g. also endo- and exocytosis. This follows from the observation that in the event of CIC-5 KO, endocytotic trafficking is is greatly reduced (cf. (8)), and from the fact that the endocytotic and exocytotic pathway can be impaired considerably by reducing the vesicular pH (cf. publications (69) to (74)).

[0012] Substances, which influence and in particular inhibit, the activity of the CIC chloride channels CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7, which occur predominantly intracellularly, are thus suitable as therapeutic agents for neurological, and neuromuscular diseases and other nerve diseases and, in the case of CIC-7, for osteoporosis, Paget's disease, and other bone-degrading diseases. In the context of the invention, these channel proteins are therefore useful as molecular targets in order to discover and develop substances for the treatment of such diseases.

[0013] Several assays are suitable as methods for discovering and testing such substances. According to one embodiment of the invention, binding of the substances to the target molecule is tested by methods well-known to the skilled person. For this, the channel proteins are expressed endogenously, e.g. by osteoclasts, or heterologously, e.g. by bacteria, yeasts or mammalian cells, and purified. Appropriate processes are well-known to the skilled person. In a preferred embodiment of the invention binding of the substances to the proteins can be investigated by well-known methods of fluorescence correlation spectroscopy and fluorescence intensity distribution analysis (cf. references (85) to (88)). In another preferred embodiment, the measurement is carried out by similarly well-known methods of plasmon resonance measurement (cf. references (89) to (94)). In yet another embodiment, the binding of ligands to the CIC channels CIC3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7 is measured by the use of labeled ligands, the label being radioactive, fluorescent or any othe label that can be identified specifically when compared the same un-labelled ligand. Methods are well-known to the person skilled in the art.

[0014] Another preferred method of this invention for the identification of substances which act on the chloride channels CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7 comprises test systems in which the corresponding channel protein is expressed functionally, either endogenously or heterologously. Such systems are also appropriate for testing the substances found in the above binding processes for functional effects. In this case, measurement is carried out via the function of the channel protein, which changes either currents, potentials or pH values in particular systems, which then either are measured directly, or their effect on the detection systems is measured. In another preferred method of this invention measurements as above are not performed on the wild-type form of the channel, but on a mutant channel protein that may for instance reside in a different compartment (e.g. plasma membrane) that is easier to study.

[0015] In another preferred method of this Inventon, the structure of CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6, and/or CIC-7 may be used to identify or optimize substances binding to the channel protein by molecular modeling.

[0016] Another preferred method of this Invention for the identification of substances which act on the chloride channels CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7 comprises test systems in which the corresponding channel protein is expressed functionally, but the other channel proteins are either present to a lesser degree or are not present at all. Such systems are also appropriate for testing the substances found in the above binding processes for functional effects. In this case, measurement is carried out via the function of the channel protein, which changes either currents, potentials or pH values in particular systems, which then either are measured directly, or their effect on the detection systems is measured.

[0017] In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the activity of the substance on a channel CIC-x (x=3, 4, 6 or 7) is measured on cells or preparations derived therefrom (such as membrane preparations or vesicles) which exclusively or preferentially (predominantly) express only the channel CIC-x (e.g. CIC-7 in the search for osteoporosis medicaments).

[0018] The specificity is tested by measuring the activity of test substances, for example, on cells which exclusively or preferentially (predominantly) express only the CIC-7 channel. These cells or cell lines are obtained, for example, by isolation of the is germ cells and somatic cells, which contain nucleic acid sequences encoding chloride channels, from non-human mammals, preferably rodents (in; particular mice). In these cells as many as possible of the chloride channel encoding nucleic acid genes—with the exception of the chloride channel for which a specific inhibitor is being searched for—are modified by mutation, truncation, complete deletion and/or partial deletion such that the particular chloride channels are not expressed or are expressed, non-functionally. Non-functionally in this context means that the the chloride channel protein is expressed such that the transport function of the chloride channel is reduced or suppressed completely. These genetic or genetically engineered modifications are also called knock-out. Corresponding genetically modified mice (as an example of a non-human mammal) are also called knock-out mice or KO mice. Natural mutants, for example, exist as knock-outs of the CIC-1 channel in mice and humans, i.e. a non-functional or absent expression of the CIC-1 channel occurs naturally in a certain percentage of the population, which leads to myotonia congenita. In the case of a knockout of the CIC-K1 channel or of the CIC-KB channel, diabetes Insipidus (in mice) or Bartter's syndrome (in humans) occurs. A knock-out of CIC-5 in humans leads to Dent's disease.

[0019] The specificity of substances binding to or modifying CIC channels can of course also be measured by other methods, for example on the isolated channel protein, which can be obtained e.g. by over-expression. Appropriate processes for cloning and expression of the nucleic acid sequence encoding the corresponding channel protein are known in the greatest of detail to the skilled person. The specificity can furthermore also be determined directly using suitable assays, such as e.g. the “pit assay” (see below), which are well-known to the skilled person.

[0020] The experimentally generated knock-out of ion channels and in particular of chloride channels is well-known to the skilled person and is described, for example, in publications (1) to (8) cited in the appendix. It is furthermore known that numerous modifications of the nucleic acid sequences, which code for chloride channels lead to a lack of function or expression of the proteins (cf. publications (9) to (24)). The general structural build-up and the transmembrane topology of the chloride channels is shown in the diagram in FIG. 1. For example, individual point mutations in domains D3 to D5 already lead to disturbances in or a lack of expression or to expression of a protein which has no chloride channel properties. The same effect can be achieved by truncation in the region of domains D10 to D12 or generally by truncation in transmembrane-spanning domains. The gene, i.e. the nucleic acid sequence which codes for the chloride channel, can of course also be deleted completely or replaced by a nucleic acid sequence, which codes for another protein, or the promoter region which controls the gene expression can be mutated. The aim of the genetic modification is to suppress the protein expression or to effect non-functional expression of the protein. Alternatively, a so-called knock-down with which the genetic engineering modifications lead merely to a restriction in the chloride is channel function, without completely suppressing the transport properties, is also possible. Such knock-down strategies are well-known to the skilled person and include e.g. antisense strategies or ribozyme strategies, i.e. knock-down using antisense oligonucleotides and ribozymes, but are not limited to these. Methods used in the knock-down are described in more detail in publications (25) to (36) cited in the appendix, to which reference is expressly made here.

[0021] In the context of the present invention, it is possible to use both somatic cell lines, which are produced from a genetically modified non-human mammal, (rodent, in particular mouse) and those cell lines in which the expression of the corresponding channels CICxxx has subsequently been reduced or abolished by genomic mutations of the somatic cell line and/or the expression of the channels has been down-regulated by other processes, such as e.g. via antisense technology or ribozyme or RNAi strategies. This down-regulation or reduction of expression can in particular also be inducible and, thus, prevent or alleviate problems of cell survival and other problems, which can arise from switching off several chloride channels at the same time. These cell lines can also be of human origin.

[0022] The identification and testing of substances for chloride channel-specific actions preferably starts from genetically-modified non-human mammals or from cell lines in which preferably two or three chloride channels are not expressed or are expressed non-functionally. In the case of the chloride channel CIC-7, the expression of this chloride channel should not be impaired, so that a knock-out or knock-down of one or more other chloride channels, for example from the group consisting of CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5 and CIC-6, must take place. Corresponding conditions also apply if substances which act specifically on another channel are to be identified and tested. Thus, for a test with respect to CIC-4 e.g. cell lines which express only the CIC-4 channel must be established. Testing of the substances can be carried out either directly on these cells or on preparations obtained from these cells, such as e.g. vesicles, membrane preparations, in particular synaptic vesicle preparations, or purified proteins. Processes for the isolation of these preparations are well-known to the skilled person.

[0023] The specificity of the action against a particular CIC chloride channel is tested using on the one hand, as described for discovering the substances, cell lines which chiefly or exclusively contain only this particular chloride channel in the intracellular compartments tested, or using the abovementioned preparations derived therefrom. Substances which show the expected effect in these cell lines or on preparations derived therefrom are then tested on other cell lines or preparations derived therefrom which do not have this channel. If they are specific, they should have no effect on these cell lines. More specific assays follow, depending on the channel: If e.g. the effect on the CIC-7 channel is to be tested with respect to osteoporosis, cultured wild-type (WT) osteoclasts can be tested in a “pit assay” (cf. publications (52) to (58)) on dentine, ivory, bone or other suitable substrates and, for example, the formation of holes in the substrate can be investigated or the acidification of the resorption lacunae can be investigated with appropriate dyes (e.g. acridine orange) (cf. publications (59) to (61)).

[0024] If inhibition of chloride channels of synaptic vesicles (such as e.g. CIC-3) is aimed at, the acidification of purified synaptic vesicles in suspension can be measured with dyes in the next step (cf. publications (62) to (64)). An inhibition of the channel should manifest itself in an inhibition of the rate of acidification, and the specificity can be checked by isolating synaptic vesicles from the corresponding KO mouse. The substance should have no effect on the rate of acidification of synaptic vesicles isolated from those mice. In further steps, the specificity for particular types of synaptic vesicles can be tested by determining the uptake of (e.g. radioactively labelled) neurotransmitters in synaptic vesicles in the presence and absence of the substance. The corresponding methods are well-known to the skilled person (cf. e.g. publications (65) to (68)).

[0025] Somatic cell lines can be isolated from various tissues of KO mice, and the material is obtained in a form which is as sterile as possible and is introduced, either in the native form or preferentially after enzymatic digestion, into appropriate cell culture containers (e.g. dishes) together with nutrient media (e.g. Dulbecco's MEM, preferably at least initially with added antibiotics) and incubated at 37° C. and 5% CO₂. The cells are multiplied with standard techniques of cell culture, according to a particular embodiment of the invention the cell line being immortalized by transfection with appropriate genes (e.g. SV40 largeT antigen, or telomerase) (cf. publications (37) to (39)). As an alternative, KO mice can be crossed with a mouse strain which expresses an appropriate immortalizabon gene (such as e.g. the immorto mouse, cf. publications (40) to (42), and also other mice (cf. publication (43)) which express these genes, possibly under the control of an inducible promoter).

[0026] In particular, these cell lines can be further developed as a test system by transfecting them with appropriate constructs which express proteins which serve directly or indirectly as an indicator for the measurement method. For example, it is possible to express chimaeric proteins which, on the basis of particular protein sequence signals, are diverted specifically into particular compartments. The other part of the chimaeric unit contains either an appropriate indicator protein directly, such as e.g. pH-sensitive fluorescent proteins, such as particular GFP mutants (cf. publications (44) to (46)), or binding sites for diverting indicator substances, such as e.g. antibodies (cf. publication (49)) or biotin-coupled dyes (cf. publication (47)) into these compartments (cf. (44) to (51)).

[0027] A particular embodiment of the invention thus relates to the use of the abovementioned non-human mammals or somatic cell lines (of human or non-human origin) for identification of substances which act on synaptic transmission. A test system and a process are provided for the first time for the identification and testing of substances which inhibit or otherwise influence in activity (i.e. for example activate or modify its/their regulation) the chloride channel CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7, in particular substances which are suitable for treatment of neurological and neuromuscular diseases and other nerve diseases or as psychotropic pharmaceuticals.

[0028] Compounds that may be useful for the treatment of oestoporosis may be distinguished from other compounds by their effectiveness in influencing CIC-7. That is to say, for example, active compounds against CIC-3 (which occurs on synaptic vesicles) will not interfere with the extracellular acidification of osteoclasts. On the other hand, substances which act on CIC-7 can optionally be modified such that they cannot cross the blood-brain barrier and therefore cannot act in the CNS. Such methods are well-known to the skilled person. It is also conceivable that substances are diverted (directed or sorted) specifically into certain neurone groups (e.g. by binding to specific surface receptors), or the substances are first metabolized to the active substance via specific enzymatic activities present in specific subsets of neurones.

[0029] A test of the specificity can be carried out, as mentioned above, on the one hand with the aid of appropriate cell lines which express only particular channel types, on preparations derived therefrom (see above) or in specific test systems, such as osteoclasts in culture, or on synaptic vesicle preparations from WT and KO animals.

[0030] The present invention relates in particular to a nucleic acid sequence which codes for a protein from the group consisting of the chloride channels CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and CIC-7, wherein the nucleic acid sequence is modified by mutation, truncation or complete or partial deletion.

[0031] The invention furthermore relates to a genetically modified non-human mammal, the gametes and somatic cells of which contain nucleic acid sequences which code for a protein from the group consisting of the chloride channels CIC-1, CIC-2, CIC-Ka, CIC-Kb, CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7, wherein the nucleic acid sequence(s) which code(s) for CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7 is (are) modified (with respect to the naturally occurring nucleic acid sequence) by mutation, truncation and/or complete or partial deletion.

[0032] According to a preferred embodiment of the invention the genetically modified, non-human mammal additionally contains the nucleic acid sequence(s) which code(s) for CIC-1, CIC-2, CIC-Ka, CIC-Kb and/or CIC-5 and which is (are) modified by mutation, truncation and/or complete or partial deletion.

[0033] According to the invention, somatic cell lines which do not express one or more chloride channels from the group consisting of CIC-1, CIC-2, CIC-Ka, CIC-Kb, CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and CIC-7 are established or derived from the mammal, which in particular is a rodent and particularly preferably a mouse. As already described, it is also possible to derive from these non-human mammals preparations, such as e.g. vesicle and other membrane preparations, in particular also synaptic vesicle preparations, which have an appropriate expression pattern in respect of the chloride channels and are therefore just as suitable as the KO animals or cell lines as such.

[0034] The invention furthermore relates to somatic cell lines in which either the expression of the chloride channels CIC-1, CIC-2, CIC-Ka, CIC-Kb, CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and CIC-7, in particular from the group consisting of CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and CIC-7, is reduced by genomic mutations of the somatic cell line and/or the expression of the channels is down-regulated by other processes, such as e.g. via antisense technology or ribozyme strategies. This down-regulation can in particular also be inducible in order to prevent or alleviate problems with the vitality of the cells and other problems which can arise by switching off several chloride channels at the same time. The abovementioned cell lines can also be of human origin.

[0035] The invention furthermore relates to the use of a genetically modified, non-human mammal, the germ cells and somatic cells of which contain nucleic acid sequences which code for a protein from the group consisting of the chloride channels CIC-1, CIC-2, CIC-Ka, CIC-Kb, CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7, wherein one or more of these nucleic acid sequences is/are modified (with respect to the naturally occurring nucleic acid sequence) by mutation, truncation and/or complete or partial deletion, for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for inhibiting one or more chloride channels.

[0036] Mammals in which one or more of the nucleic acid sequences which code for proteins from the group consisting of the chloride channels CIC-1, CIC-2, CIC-Ka, CIC-Kb, CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and CIC-7 is modified (with respect to the naturally occurring nucleic acid sequence) by mutation, truncation and/or complete or partial deletion, in each case one of the sequences which code for CIC-7, CIC-3, CIC-3 or CIC-6 not being modified, so that this chloride channel is expressed normally, i.e. functionally.

[0037] Instead of mammals, the abovementioned cell lines (human and non-human) or preparations derived therefrom (see above) can also be used.

[0038] Finally, the invention relates to a process for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for inhibiting or otherwise influencing in its/their activity, i.e. for example activating or modifying their regulation, one or more chloride channels from the group consisting of CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and CIC-7. In this process, on cell lines or cells (or preparations derived therefrom, in particular membrane preparations, such as vesicles; see above) which express only one chloride channel from the group consisting of CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and CIC-7, the luminal pH of the compartments which express the channel and/or the potential across the membrane enclosing the channel is determined. These cell lines or cells are then brought into contact with the substances to be tested, and the luminal pH of the compartment, which expresses the channel and/or the potential across the membrane enclosing the channel is determined again. A change in one or both of the physical parameters means that the test substance influences the chloride channel in question. An increase in the pH means that it is a substance which (partially) hinders or (partially) inhibits the chloride channel. Lowering of the pH indicates an acidification of the compartment and therefore a substance which activates the chloride channel. Measurement of an increase in the potential likewise means that it is a substance which (partly) hinders or (partly) inhibits the chloride channel. Lowering of the potential indicates a substance. Which activates the chloride channel. The activity of a substance in respect of its ability to influence the chloride channel in question is higher the lower the concentration of substance that has to be added in order to effect a change in the physical parameter or parameters.

[0039] The process according to the invention is based on the principle that a change in the activity of intracellular chloride channels can change the luminal pH of the compartments which express them and/or the potential across the membrane enclosing them. Chloride channels allow a charge compensation for the proton pumps occurring in the same vesicles (e.g. of the endo- or exocytotic pathway), which has the effect of a higher pump output and therefore a higher acidification of the compartment. At the same time, they lower the electrical potential across this membrane. An inhibition or switching off of the chloride channels would therefore result in a reduced acidification and a higher electrical potential, but a stimulation of their activity would result in an increased acidification and a lowering of the electrical potential. In the present invention the effect of the substances to be tested on the corresponding chloride channels is measured indirectly via one or more effects of the changed acidification and/or potential of intracellular compartments. In order to identify specific substances for a particular channel type, in the preferred use the compartments measured should as far as possible contain only one chloride channel against which the test is being carried out. The chloride channel specificity is demonstrated by carrying out control studies on cell lines which express another channel. If the compartments express more than one chloride channel, further measurements must be carried out on other KO cell lines or mice, as described above.

[0040] The process according to the invention for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for inhibiting one or more chloride channels from the group consisting of CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7 is characterized in that

[0041] a) on cells which express only one or chiefly or predominantly only one of the chloride channels mentioned, the luminal pH of the compartments which express the channel and/or the potential across the membrane enclosing the channel is measured,

[0042] b) the cells are brought into contact with a substance and

[0043] c) the luminal pH of the compartments which express the channel and/or the potential across the membrane enclosing the channel is measured again on the cells,

[0044] the difference between the pH and/or the membrane potential before and after addition of the substance determining the activity of the substance.

[0045] As already mentioned, one process variant consists of direct measurement of the pH of intracellulular organelles or measurement of the cell effects which occur as a result of the change in pH. Several methods are possible for measurement of the pH. There are, for example, dyes of which the fluorescence is pH-dependent or which concentrate selectively in compartments with particular pH values when the cells are Incubated with them or their precursor stages (examples: acridine orange, Lysotracker and other dye from Molecular Probes, Eugene, Oreg., USA). A higher specificity for particular compartments can be achieved e.g. by endocytotic uptake of dyes (staining of, endocytotic compartments, depending on the uptake time, early or late up to lysosomal compartments; cf. e.g. publications (71), (75), (76)). An even higher specificity for particular compartments can be achieved by binding the dyes via coupled molecular groups (such as e.g. specific antibodies or biotin) to particular target molecules, which occur in an increased amount or exclusively in particular compartments, i.e. which are expressed in the cell line (e.g. by permanent transfection), the cell line being brought into contact with the dye. These target molecules can also be prepared via molecular cell biology techniques, e.g. by fusing a target control signal, which directs the molecule into a particular compartment via an appropriate machinery of the cell, to a corresponding binding motif (e.g. epitope for antibodies or avidin) by a molecular biology method and then expressing the construct in the corresponding cell line used for testing the substances. Using such techniques, it is possible to examine and measure predominantly or even very specifically only those compartments that contain the channel of interest The accumulation of particular substances In compartments with a particular pH (such as e.g. acridine orange or Lysotracker from Molecular Probes) or indirect tests in which pH-dependent reactions in the compartments are utilized to produce indicator substances (e.g. by pH-dependent proteolytc cleavage), which are then easy to detect (e.g. using dyes (cf. publications (95) and (96)), although the detection is not limited thereto), are also used e.g. as a further technique for pH measurement.

[0046] Alternatively or in addition, the membrane potential in these compartments can be measured, e.g. via potential-sensitive dyes (cf. e.g. publication (67)). Alternatively, protein-coded potential sensors (cf. e.g. publication (77)), which are possibly also diverted or sorted specifically, are also possible here.

[0047] The present invention provides for the first time a test system with which active compounds which are suitable for the preparation of medicaments for treatment of osteoporosis or Paget's disease or for the preparation of medicaments for treatment of neurological and neuromuscular diseases and other nerve diseases or for the preparation of psychotropic pharmaceuticals can be identified and tested. The invention thus also relates to the use of substances, which completely or partly inhibit the chloride channel CIC-7 for the preparation of medicaments for treatment of osteoporosis or Pager's disease, and to the use of substances which completely or partly inhibit the chloride channel CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7 for the preparation of medicaments for treatment of neurological and neuromuscular diseases and other nerve diseases or of psychotropic pharmaceuticals. The invention furthermore relates to pharmaceutical compositions (medicaments) for treatment of osteoporosis or Paget's disease which comprise one or more substances which completely or partly inhibit the chloride channel CIC-7, and to medicaments for treatment of neurological and neuromuscular diseases and other nerve diseases and psychotropic pharmaceuticals which comprise one or more substances which completely or partly inhibit the chloride channel CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7. The medicaments comprise the active compounds in a formulation suitable for oral or intravenous administration, optionally together with pharmaceutically tolerated carrier substances.

[0048] The invention is explained in more detail below with the aid of examples.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[0049]FIG. 1: Transmembrane topology model of CLC channels according to the biochemical study of Schmidt-Rose and Jentsch (T. Schmidt-Rose and T. J. Jentsch, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 94 (1997) 7633-7638). N- and C-termini are located intracellulariy. Initial hydropathy analysis of CIC-0 showed the presence of up to 13 transmembrane domains (D1-D13). Apart from some prokaryofic CICs, all known CIC proteins have two CBS domains (cf. A. Bateman, Trends Biochem. Sci. 22 (1997) 12-13 and C. P. Ponting, Mol. Med. 75 (1997) 160163) on the C terminus.

EXAMPLES Example 1

[0050] Protocol for Generating Knock-Outs by the Example of CIC-7

[0051] The CIC-7 knock-out mouse was produced by standard methods which are well-known to the skilled person and are described in detail, inter alia, in method books (cf. e.g. publication (78)). This technique requires several steps. In the first step a DNA construct which, in addition to the target sequence (in this case the genomic sequence of the mouse which contains the gene which codes for the CIC-7 channel), contain appropriate selection markers. In the second step an allele of the target gene is modified in pluripotent embryonal stem cells of the mouse by homologous recombination with the aid of this DNA construct such that it can no longer code for a functional protein. In the third step these recombinant embryonal stem cells are injected into mouse blastocysts, which are then transplanted into the uterus of pseudo-pregnant foster mothers (mice). These then give birth to descendants which are chimaeric, i.e. In addition to the genetically modified cells which originate from the stem cells injected, also contain normal, genetically non-manipulated cells of the blastocysts injected. These chimaeric mice are paired with normal “wild-type” (WT) mice. The descendants are tested (e.g. by southern blotting or by PCR techniques) as to whether the genetically modified, that is, to say functionally destroyed, gene has been inherited via the germ line. In the positive case these are now heterozygotic animals in which the channel gene on one of the two chromosomes is destroyed. Heterozygotic mice are crossed with one another to finally obtain homozygotic knock-out animals in which the corresponding channel genes are destroyed on both chromosomes.

[0052] In the case of the CIC-7 KO mouse, the construct was prepared as follows: With the aid of a rat cDNA probe (protein sequence published in reference (79)); Accession No. for protein and cDNA: Z67744 GenBank), a commercially obtainable genomic phage library in the vector λFIXII of the mouse strain 129/Sv (Stratagene, 11011 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, Calif. 92037, USA) was scanned by standard methods of plating out, stripping off filters and hybridization with the radioactively labelled cDNA probe. Several phage clones which hybridized under high stringency were isolated, purified and analysed with standard methods of restriction mapping, partial sequencing and amplification of selected fragments by the PCR. A genomic clone which contained a piece approximately 14 kb in size of the genomic sequence of CIC-7, including the exon 2 (cf. (80)), was selected for preparation of the construct. For this, the genomic clone was digested with the two restriction enzymes BglII and BsrGI, as a result of which the part of the sequence which contains the coding exons 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 was removed. This part was replaced with a DNA fragment approximately 1.6 kb in size which contains a neomycin resistance cassett driven by the phosphoglycerate promoter, by ligating the cassette into the genomic sequence by appropriate enzymatic reactions using standard processes. After transformation of bacteria with the corresponding vector containing this construct, bacterial colonies containing the correct construct were isolated, the DNA was extracted, and after digestion with HindIII, a thymidine kinase cassette was attached at the 5′ end of the construct for negative selection. After renewed transformation, isolation and checking of the now finished construct, pluripotent embryonal stem cells (mouse) were transfected with it by electroporation and plated out and multiplied under appropriate culture conditions (culture on “feeder layers” in the presence of leukaemia inhibitory factor (LIF) to prevent differentiation). The cells were selected with G418 (selection for the presence of the neomycin resistance cassette) and gancyclovir (selection for the absence of the thymidine kinase cassette). Resistant clones were isolated, drawn out and analysed by southern blot analysis for homologous recombination on the CIC-7 locus. Correct clones in which the CIC-7 gene on one chromosome was destroyed (i.e. exons 3-7 were replaced by the neomycin cassette), were expanded by growing and injected into mouse blastocysts, as described above, under microscopic control with micromanipulators. The subsequent procedure was as described above. Since the genetic modification was inherited via the germ line, a CIC-7 KO mouse was produced in this way. The absence of the CIC-7 channel protein was demonstrated with the aid of a specific antibody established against an amino-terminal peptide of CIC-7. The CIC-7 KO mouse unexpectedly showed the phenotype of a potent osteopetrosis, accompanied by a retina degeneration and signs of degenerative changes in the central nervous system.

Example 2

[0053] Generation of a CIC3 KO Mouse

[0054] In a manner similar to that described in example 1, a CIC-3 KO mouse in which exon 3, which codes for sequences in the first transmembrane domain (cf. publications (83) and (84)), was deleted was also produced. This construct furthermore leads to a premature stop in translation, so that a very small, truncated protein was predicted. CIC-3 protein was no longer to be detected in the KO mouse with a specific antibody established against an amino-terminal peptide of CIC-3. The CIC-3 KO mouse showed a degeneration of the hippocampus and a degeneration of the retina. It was possible to demonstrate that the CIC-3 chloride channel occurs in intracellular, predominantly endosomal compartments and synaptic vesicles. pH measurements showed that the absence of CIC-3 caused a reduction In the acidification of synaptic vesicles.

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1 14 1 3953 DNA Homo sapiens gene (1)..(3953) CLCN3 1 ggggtcacgg gcgaactaga acactgggaa aggggctgca ggttccggac cggaccggcc 60 ctgacccgga ataatgagca aggagggtgt ggtgggttga aagccatcct actttactcc 120 cgagttagag catggattca gttttagtct taagggggaa gtgagattgg agatttttat 180 ttttaatttt gggcagaagc aggttgactc tagggatctc cagagcgaga ggatttaact 240 tcatgttgct cccgtgtttg aaggaggaca ataaaagtcc caccgggcaa aattttcgta 300 acctctgcgg tagaaaacgt caggtatctt ttaaatcgcg atagttttcg ctgtgtcagg 360 ctttcttcgg tggagctccg agggtagcta ggttctaggt ttgaaacaga tgcagaatcc 420 aaaggcagcg caaaaaacag ccaccgattt tgctatgtct ctgagctgcg agataatcag 480 acagctaa atg gag tct gag cag ctg ttc cat aga ggc tac tat aga aac 530 Met Glu Ser Glu Gln Leu Phe His Arg Gly Tyr Tyr Arg Asn 1 5 10 agc tac aac agt ata aca agt gca agt agt gat gag gaa ctt tta gat 578 Ser Tyr Asn Ser Ile Thr Ser Ala Ser Ser Asp Glu Glu Leu Leu Asp 15 20 25 30 gga gca ggt gtt att atg gac ttt caa aca tct gaa gat gac aat tta 626 Gly Ala Gly Val Ile Met Asp Phe Gln Thr Ser Glu Asp Asp Asn Leu 35 40 45 tta gat ggt gac act gca gtt gga act cat tat aca atg aca aat gga 674 Leu Asp Gly Asp Thr Ala Val Gly Thr His Tyr Thr Met Thr Asn Gly 50 55 60 ggc agc att aac agt tct aca cat tta ctg gat ctt ttg gat gaa cca 722 Gly Ser Ile Asn Ser Ser Thr His Leu Leu Asp Leu Leu Asp Glu Pro 65 70 75 att cca ggt gtt ggt aca tat gat gat ttc cat act att gat tgg gtg 770 Ile Pro Gly Val Gly Thr Tyr Asp Asp Phe His Thr Ile Asp Trp Val 80 85 90 cga gaa aaa tgt aaa gac aga gaa agg cat aga cgg atc aac agc aaa 818 Arg Glu Lys Cys Lys Asp Arg Glu Arg His Arg Arg Ile Asn Ser Lys 95 100 105 110 aag aaa gaa tca gca tgg gaa atg aca aaa agt ttg tat gat gcg tgg 866 Lys Lys Glu Ser Ala Trp Glu Met Thr Lys Ser Leu Tyr Asp Ala Trp 115 120 125 tca gga tgg cta gta gta aca cta aca gga ttg gca tca ggg gca ctg 914 Ser Gly Trp Leu Val Val Thr Leu Thr Gly Leu Ala Ser Gly Ala Leu 130 135 140 gcc gga tta ata gac att gct gcc gat tgg atg act gac cta aag gag 962 Ala Gly Leu Ile Asp Ile Ala Ala Asp Trp Met Thr Asp Leu Lys Glu 145 150 155 ggc att tgc ctt agt gcg ttg tgg tac aac cac gaa cag tgc tgt tgg 1010 Gly Ile Cys Leu Ser Ala Leu Trp Tyr Asn His Glu Gln Cys Cys Trp 160 165 170 gga tct aat gaa aca aca ttt gaa gag agg gat aaa tgt cca cag tgg 1058 Gly Ser Asn Glu Thr Thr Phe Glu Glu Arg Asp Lys Cys Pro Gln Trp 175 180 185 190 aaa aca tgg gca gaa tta atc ata ggt caa gca gag ggt cct ggt tct 1106 Lys Thr Trp Ala Glu Leu Ile Ile Gly Gln Ala Glu Gly Pro Gly Ser 195 200 205 tat atc atg aac tac ata atg tac atc ttc tgg gcc ttg agt ttt gcc 1154 Tyr Ile Met Asn Tyr Ile Met Tyr Ile Phe Trp Ala Leu Ser Phe Ala 210 215 220 ttt ctt gca gtt tcc ctg gta aag gta ttt gct cca tat gcc tgt ggc 1202 Phe Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Val Lys Val Phe Ala Pro Tyr Ala Cys Gly 225 230 235 tct gga att cca gag att aaa act att tta agt gga ttc atc atc aga 1250 Ser Gly Ile Pro Glu Ile Lys Thr Ile Leu Ser Gly Phe Ile Ile Arg 240 245 250 ggt tac ttg gga aaa tgg act tta atg att aaa acc atc aca tta gtc 1298 Gly Tyr Leu Gly Lys Trp Thr Leu Met Ile Lys Thr Ile Thr Leu Val 255 260 265 270 ctg gct gtg gca tca ggt ttg agt tta gga aaa gaa ggt ccc ctg gta 1346 Leu Ala Val Ala Ser Gly Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Glu Gly Pro Leu Val 275 280 285 cat gtt gcc tgt tgc tgc gga aat atc ttt tcc tac ctc ttt cca aag 1394 His Val Ala Cys Cys Cys Gly Asn Ile Phe Ser Tyr Leu Phe Pro Lys 290 295 300 tat agc aca aac gaa gct aaa aaa agg gag gtg cta tca gct gcc tca 1442 Tyr Ser Thr Asn Glu Ala Lys Lys Arg Glu Val Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser 305 310 315 gct gca ggg gtt tct gta gct ttt ggt gca cca att gga gga gtt ctt 1490 Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Val Ala Phe Gly Ala Pro Ile Gly Gly Val Leu 320 325 330 ttt agc ctg gaa gag gtt agc tat tat ttt cct ctc aaa act tta tgg 1538 Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Val Ser Tyr Tyr Phe Pro Leu Lys Thr Leu Trp 335 340 345 350 aga tca ttt ttt gct gct tta gtg gct gca ttt gtt ttg agg tcc atc 1586 Arg Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Val Ala Ala Phe Val Leu Arg Ser Ile 355 360 365 aat cca ttt ggt aac agc cgt ctg gtc ctt ttt tat gtg gag tat cat 1634 Asn Pro Phe Gly Asn Ser Arg Leu Val Leu Phe Tyr Val Glu Tyr His 370 375 380 aca cca tgg tac ctt ttt gaa ctg ttt cct ttt att ctt cta ggg gta 1682 Thr Pro Trp Tyr Leu Phe Glu Leu Phe Pro Phe Ile Leu Leu Gly Val 385 390 395 ttt gga ggg ctt tgg gga gcc ttt ttc att agg gca aat att gcc tgg 1730 Phe Gly Gly Leu Trp Gly Ala Phe Phe Ile Arg Ala Asn Ile Ala Trp 400 405 410 tgt cgt cga cgc aag tcc acg aaa ttt gga aag tat ccc gtt ctg gaa 1778 Cys Arg Arg Arg Lys Ser Thr Lys Phe Gly Lys Tyr Pro Val Leu Glu 415 420 425 430 gtc att att gtt gca gcc att act gct gtg ata gcc ttc cct aat cca 1826 Val Ile Ile Val Ala Ala Ile Thr Ala Val Ile Ala Phe Pro Asn Pro 435 440 445 tac act agg cta aac acc agt gaa ctg atc aaa gag ctt ttt aca gac 1874 Tyr Thr Arg Leu Asn Thr Ser Glu Leu Ile Lys Glu Leu Phe Thr Asp 450 455 460 tgt ggt ccc ctg gaa tcc tct tct ctt tgt gac tac aga aat gac atg 1922 Cys Gly Pro Leu Glu Ser Ser Ser Leu Cys Asp Tyr Arg Asn Asp Met 465 470 475 aat gcc agt aaa att gtc gat gac att cct gat cgt cca gca ggc att 1970 Asn Ala Ser Lys Ile Val Asp Asp Ile Pro Asp Arg Pro Ala Gly Ile 480 485 490 gga gta tat tca gct ata tgg cag tta tgc ctg gca ctc ata ttt aaa 2018 Gly Val Tyr Ser Ala Ile Trp Gln Leu Cys Leu Ala Leu Ile Phe Lys 495 500 505 510 atc ata atg aca gta ttc act ttt ggc atc aag gtt cca tca ggc ttg 2066 Ile Ile Met Thr Val Phe Thr Phe Gly Ile Lys Val Pro Ser Gly Leu 515 520 525 ttc atc ccc agc atg gcc att gga gcg atc gca gga agg att gtg ggg 2114 Phe Ile Pro Ser Met Ala Ile Gly Ala Ile Ala Gly Arg Ile Val Gly 530 535 540 att gcg gtg gag cag ctt gcc tac tat cac cac gac tgg ttt atc ttt 2162 Ile Ala Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Tyr Tyr His His Asp Trp Phe Ile Phe 545 550 555 aag gag tgg tgt gag gtc ggg gct gat tgc att aca cct ggc ctt tat 2210 Lys Glu Trp Cys Glu Val Gly Ala Asp Cys Ile Thr Pro Gly Leu Tyr 560 565 570 gcc atg gtt ggt gct gct gca tgc tta ggt ggt gtg aca aga atg act 2258 Ala Met Val Gly Ala Ala Ala Cys Leu Gly Gly Val Thr Arg Met Thr 575 580 585 590 gtc tcc ctg gtg gtt att gtt ttt gag ctt act gga ggc ttg gaa tat 2306 Val Ser Leu Val Val Ile Val Phe Glu Leu Thr Gly Gly Leu Glu Tyr 595 600 605 att gtt ccc ctt atg gct gca gtc atg acc agt aaa tgg gtt gga gat 2354 Ile Val Pro Leu Met Ala Ala Val Met Thr Ser Lys Trp Val Gly Asp 610 615 620 gcc ttt ggc agg gaa ggc att tat gaa gca cac atc cga tta aat gga 2402 Ala Phe Gly Arg Glu Gly Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Ile Arg Leu Asn Gly 625 630 635 tac cct ttc ttg gat gca aaa gaa gaa ttc gaa ttc act cat acc acc 2450 Tyr Pro Phe Leu Asp Ala Lys Glu Glu Phe Glu Phe Thr His Thr Thr 640 645 650 ctg gct gct gac gtt atg aga cct cga agg aat gat cct ccc tta gct 2498 Leu Ala Ala Asp Val Met Arg Pro Arg Arg Asn Asp Pro Pro Leu Ala 655 660 665 670 gtc ctg aca cag gac aat atg aca gtg gat gat ata gaa aac atg att 2546 Val Leu Thr Gln Asp Asn Met Thr Val Asp Asp Ile Glu Asn Met Ile 675 680 685 aat gaa acc agc tac aat gga ttt cct gtc ata atg tca aaa gaa tct 2594 Asn Glu Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gly Phe Pro Val Ile Met Ser Lys Glu Ser 690 695 700 cag aga tta gtg gga ttt gcc ctc aga aga gac ctg aca att gca ata 2642 Gln Arg Leu Val Gly Phe Ala Leu Arg Arg Asp Leu Thr Ile Ala Ile 705 710 715 gaa agt gcc agg aaa aaa caa gaa ggt atc gtt ggc agt tct cgg gtg 2690 Glu Ser Ala Arg Lys Lys Gln Glu Gly Ile Val Gly Ser Ser Arg Val 720 725 730 tgt ttt gca cag cac acc cca tct ctt cca gca gaa agt cct cgg cca 2738 Cys Phe Ala Gln His Thr Pro Ser Leu Pro Ala Glu Ser Pro Arg Pro 735 740 745 750 ttg aag ctt cga agc att ctt gac atg agc cct ttt aca gtg aca gac 2786 Leu Lys Leu Arg Ser Ile Leu Asp Met Ser Pro Phe Thr Val Thr Asp 755 760 765 cac acc cca atg gag att gtg gtg gat att ttc cga aag ctg gga ctg 2834 His Thr Pro Met Glu Ile Val Val Asp Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu Gly Leu 770 775 780 agg cag tgc ctt gta act cac aat ggg cgc ctc ctt ggc att ata aca 2882 Arg Gln Cys Leu Val Thr His Asn Gly Arg Leu Leu Gly Ile Ile Thr 785 790 795 aaa aaa gat atc ctc cgg cat atg gcc cag acg gca aac caa gac ccc 2930 Lys Lys Asp Ile Leu Arg His Met Ala Gln Thr Ala Asn Gln Asp Pro 800 805 810 gct tca ata atg ttc aac tga atctcacaga tgaggagaga gaagaaacgg 2981 Ala Ser Ile Met Phe Asn 815 820 aagaggaagt ttatttgttg aatagcacaa ctctttaacc tgagggagtc atctactttt 3041 ttttcctcct ttacaaaaaa agaaaggaaa tataaaagcc gggtttttgc aacatggttt 3101 gcaaataatg ctggtggaat ggaggagttg tttggggagg gaaaggagag agaaggaaag 3161 gagtgaggta tttcccgtct aacagaaagc agcgtatcaa ctcctattgt tctgcactgg 3221 atgcattcag ctgaggatgt gcctgatagt gcaggcttgc gcctcaacag agatgacagc 3281 agagtcctcg agcacctggc ctgtttgctc acatgcaaga cacatacagc cctattctag 3341 aggatacttg aatggacctc tataaacgca aggttcttgc ctttttttaa tcaaaactgt 3401 tctgtttaat tcatgaattg tatagttaag cattaccttt ctacattcca gaagagcctt 3461 tatttctctc tctctctctc tctctctctc tctctctact gagctgtaac aaagcctctt 3521 taaatcggtg tatccttttg aagcagtcct ttctcatatt gagatgtact gtgattttac 3581 tgaggtttca tcacaagaag ggagtgtttc ttgtgccatt aaccatgtag tttgtaccat 3641 cactaaatgc ttggaacagt acacatgcac cacaacaaag gctcatcaaa caggtaaagt 3701 ctcgaaggaa gcgagaacga aatctctcat tgtgtgccgt gtggctcaaa accgaaaaca 3761 atgaagcttg gttttaaagg ataaagtttt cttttttgtt ttcctctcag actttatgga 3821 taatgtgacc gggtcttatg caaattttct atttctaaaa ctactactat gatatacaag 3881 tgctgttgag cataattaaa taaaatgctg ctgctttgac agtaaagaga aggaagtatt 3941 ctgaaaaaaa ac 3953 2 820 PRT Homo sapiens 2 Met Glu Ser Glu Gln Leu Phe His Arg Gly Tyr Tyr Arg Asn Ser Tyr 1 5 10 15 Asn Ser Ile Thr Ser Ala Ser Ser Asp Glu Glu Leu Leu Asp Gly Ala 20 25 30 Gly Val Ile Met Asp Phe Gln Thr Ser Glu Asp Asp Asn Leu Leu Asp 35 40 45 Gly Asp Thr Ala Val Gly Thr His Tyr Thr Met Thr Asn Gly Gly Ser 50 55 60 Ile Asn Ser Ser Thr His Leu Leu Asp Leu Leu Asp Glu Pro Ile Pro 65 70 75 80 Gly Val Gly Thr Tyr Asp Asp Phe His Thr Ile Asp Trp Val Arg Glu 85 90 95 Lys Cys Lys Asp Arg Glu Arg His Arg Arg Ile Asn Ser Lys Lys Lys 100 105 110 Glu Ser Ala Trp Glu Met Thr Lys Ser Leu Tyr Asp Ala Trp Ser Gly 115 120 125 Trp Leu Val Val Thr Leu Thr Gly Leu Ala Ser Gly Ala Leu Ala Gly 130 135 140 Leu Ile Asp Ile Ala Ala Asp Trp Met Thr Asp Leu Lys Glu Gly Ile 145 150 155 160 Cys Leu Ser Ala Leu Trp Tyr Asn His Glu Gln Cys Cys Trp Gly Ser 165 170 175 Asn Glu Thr Thr Phe Glu Glu Arg Asp Lys Cys Pro Gln Trp Lys Thr 180 185 190 Trp Ala Glu Leu Ile Ile Gly Gln Ala Glu Gly Pro Gly Ser Tyr Ile 195 200 205 Met Asn Tyr Ile Met Tyr Ile Phe Trp Ala Leu Ser Phe Ala Phe Leu 210 215 220 Ala Val Ser Leu Val Lys Val Phe Ala Pro Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ser Gly 225 230 235 240 Ile Pro Glu Ile Lys Thr Ile Leu Ser Gly Phe Ile Ile Arg Gly Tyr 245 250 255 Leu Gly Lys Trp Thr Leu Met Ile Lys Thr Ile Thr Leu Val Leu Ala 260 265 270 Val Ala Ser Gly Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Glu Gly Pro Leu Val His Val 275 280 285 Ala Cys Cys Cys Gly Asn Ile Phe Ser Tyr Leu Phe Pro Lys Tyr Ser 290 295 300 Thr Asn Glu Ala Lys Lys Arg Glu Val Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Ala Ala 305 310 315 320 Gly Val Ser Val Ala Phe Gly Ala Pro Ile Gly Gly Val Leu Phe Ser 325 330 335 Leu Glu Glu Val Ser Tyr Tyr Phe Pro Leu Lys Thr Leu Trp Arg Ser 340 345 350 Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Val Ala Ala Phe Val Leu Arg Ser Ile Asn Pro 355 360 365 Phe Gly Asn Ser Arg Leu Val Leu Phe Tyr Val Glu Tyr His Thr Pro 370 375 380 Trp Tyr Leu Phe Glu Leu Phe Pro Phe Ile Leu Leu Gly Val Phe Gly 385 390 395 400 Gly Leu Trp Gly Ala Phe Phe Ile Arg Ala Asn Ile Ala Trp Cys Arg 405 410 415 Arg Arg Lys Ser Thr Lys Phe Gly Lys Tyr Pro Val Leu Glu Val Ile 420 425 430 Ile Val Ala Ala Ile Thr Ala Val Ile Ala Phe Pro Asn Pro Tyr Thr 435 440 445 Arg Leu Asn Thr Ser Glu Leu Ile Lys Glu Leu Phe Thr Asp Cys Gly 450 455 460 Pro Leu Glu Ser Ser Ser Leu Cys Asp Tyr Arg Asn Asp Met Asn Ala 465 470 475 480 Ser Lys Ile Val Asp Asp Ile Pro Asp Arg Pro Ala Gly Ile Gly Val 485 490 495 Tyr Ser Ala Ile Trp Gln Leu Cys Leu Ala Leu Ile Phe Lys Ile Ile 500 505 510 Met Thr Val Phe Thr Phe Gly Ile Lys Val Pro Ser Gly Leu Phe Ile 515 520 525 Pro Ser Met Ala Ile Gly Ala Ile Ala Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Ile Ala 530 535 540 Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Tyr Tyr His His Asp Trp Phe Ile Phe Lys Glu 545 550 555 560 Trp Cys Glu Val Gly Ala Asp Cys Ile Thr Pro Gly Leu Tyr Ala Met 565 570 575 Val Gly Ala Ala Ala Cys Leu Gly Gly Val Thr Arg Met Thr Val Ser 580 585 590 Leu Val Val Ile Val Phe Glu Leu Thr Gly Gly Leu Glu Tyr Ile Val 595 600 605 Pro Leu Met Ala Ala Val Met Thr Ser Lys Trp Val Gly Asp Ala Phe 610 615 620 Gly Arg Glu Gly Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Ile Arg Leu Asn Gly Tyr Pro 625 630 635 640 Phe Leu Asp Ala Lys Glu Glu Phe Glu Phe Thr His Thr Thr Leu Ala 645 650 655 Ala Asp Val Met Arg Pro Arg Arg Asn Asp Pro Pro Leu Ala Val Leu 660 665 670 Thr Gln Asp Asn Met Thr Val Asp Asp Ile Glu Asn Met Ile Asn Glu 675 680 685 Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gly Phe Pro Val Ile Met Ser Lys Glu Ser Gln Arg 690 695 700 Leu Val Gly Phe Ala Leu Arg Arg Asp Leu Thr Ile Ala Ile Glu Ser 705 710 715 720 Ala Arg Lys Lys Gln Glu Gly Ile Val Gly Ser Ser Arg Val Cys Phe 725 730 735 Ala Gln His Thr Pro Ser Leu Pro Ala Glu Ser Pro Arg Pro Leu Lys 740 745 750 Leu Arg Ser Ile Leu Asp Met Ser Pro Phe Thr Val Thr Asp His Thr 755 760 765 Pro Met Glu Ile Val Val Asp Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu Gly Leu Arg Gln 770 775 780 Cys Leu Val Thr His Asn Gly Arg Leu Leu Gly Ile Ile Thr Lys Lys 785 790 795 800 Asp Ile Leu Arg His Met Ala Gln Thr Ala Asn Gln Asp Pro Ala Ser 805 810 815 Ile Met Phe Asn 820 3 2758 DNA Mus musculus gene (1)..(2758) Clcn3 3 gctggagtgg gcggaggcgt gagaaccgcg ttactttcct cccgaggtgg agagagactg 60 ctcctgtagt ccttggagag cgcagtgagc ctccagtcgg ggcagaggcg ggttggtttg 120 agggcccgct ggagccgagg attgaacaac accctgaaac cagcctccgc cggtccgacc 180 tggccgcctt tacgtaacct ctcctgaaag ccggtagcag taaagtccgc cggggtggcc 240 acccggcagc ggtgtcccgg tgaagctccc ggggcggctg gcgcgcgatc gcaagcagat 300 gcggggtcca caggcagcgc agccaccagc cgcccagctt gctatgcctc tgagctgcaa 360 ggaactcatt ataca atg aca aat gga ggc agc att aat agc tct aca cac 411 Met Thr Asn Gly Gly Ser Ile Asn Ser Ser Thr His 1 5 10 ttg ctg gat ctt tta gat gag cct atc cca ggt gtc ggt acc tac gat 459 Leu Leu Asp Leu Leu Asp Glu Pro Ile Pro Gly Val Gly Thr Tyr Asp 15 20 25 gat ttc cat act att gac tgg gtg cga gag aag tgt aag gac aga gaa 507 Asp Phe His Thr Ile Asp Trp Val Arg Glu Lys Cys Lys Asp Arg Glu 30 35 40 agg cac aga cgg atc aac agt aaa aaa aaa gaa tca gca tgg gaa atg 555 Arg His Arg Arg Ile Asn Ser Lys Lys Lys Glu Ser Ala Trp Glu Met 45 50 55 60 aca aaa agt ctg tat gac gcc tgg tca gga tgg ctt gtc gtt aca ctg 603 Thr Lys Ser Leu Tyr Asp Ala Trp Ser Gly Trp Leu Val Val Thr Leu 65 70 75 acg gga ctg gca tca ggg gca cta gct gga ttg ata gac att gct gct 651 Thr Gly Leu Ala Ser Gly Ala Leu Ala Gly Leu Ile Asp Ile Ala Ala 80 85 90 gac tgg atg act gac ctg aag gag ggc atc tgc ctc agt gca ttg tgg 699 Asp Trp Met Thr Asp Leu Lys Glu Gly Ile Cys Leu Ser Ala Leu Trp 95 100 105 tac aac cat gaa cag tgt tgt tgg ggc tct aat gag aca acg ttt gaa 747 Tyr Asn His Glu Gln Cys Cys Trp Gly Ser Asn Glu Thr Thr Phe Glu 110 115 120 gag agg gat aaa tgt cca cag tgg aaa aca tgg gca gag tta atc att 795 Glu Arg Asp Lys Cys Pro Gln Trp Lys Thr Trp Ala Glu Leu Ile Ile 125 130 135 140 ggc caa gca gag ggc cct gga tct tat atc atg aac tac atc atg tat 843 Gly Gln Ala Glu Gly Pro Gly Ser Tyr Ile Met Asn Tyr Ile Met Tyr 145 150 155 atc ttt tgg gct ttg agt ttt gcc ttt ctt gca gtt tct ttg gtg aaa 891 Ile Phe Trp Ala Leu Ser Phe Ala Phe Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Val Lys 160 165 170 gta ttt gct cca tat gcc tgt ggc tct gga att cca gag att aaa act 939 Val Phe Ala Pro Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Glu Ile Lys Thr 175 180 185 att ttg agt gga ttt atc atc aga gga tac ttg gga aaa tgg act tta 987 Ile Leu Ser Gly Phe Ile Ile Arg Gly Tyr Leu Gly Lys Trp Thr Leu 190 195 200 atg att aaa act atc acg tta gtg ctg gct gtg gca tca ggt ttg agt 1035 Met Ile Lys Thr Ile Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Val Ala Ser Gly Leu Ser 205 210 215 220 tta gga aaa gaa ggt ccc ctg gta cat gtt gcc tgc tgc tgt gga aat 1083 Leu Gly Lys Glu Gly Pro Leu Val His Val Ala Cys Cys Cys Gly Asn 225 230 235 atc ttt tcc tac ctc ttt cca aag tat agc acc aat gaa gct aaa aag 1131 Ile Phe Ser Tyr Leu Phe Pro Lys Tyr Ser Thr Asn Glu Ala Lys Lys 240 245 250 agg gag gtg ctg tca gcc gcc tca gct gct ggg gtt tct gtg gct ttt 1179 Arg Glu Val Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Val Ala Phe 255 260 265 ggt gca ccg atc gga gga gtt ctt ttt agc ttg gag gag gtt agc tat 1227 Gly Ala Pro Ile Gly Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Val Ser Tyr 270 275 280 tat ttt cct ctc aaa act tta tgg aga tca ttt ttt gct gct ttg gtg 1275 Tyr Phe Pro Leu Lys Thr Leu Trp Arg Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Val 285 290 295 300 gca gca ttt gtt ttg aga tcc atc aat cca ttt ggt aac agc cgt ctg 1323 Ala Ala Phe Val Leu Arg Ser Ile Asn Pro Phe Gly Asn Ser Arg Leu 305 310 315 gtc ctc ttt tat gtg gag tat cat aca cca tgg tac ctt ttt gaa ctg 1371 Val Leu Phe Tyr Val Glu Tyr His Thr Pro Trp Tyr Leu Phe Glu Leu 320 325 330 ttt cct ttt att ctc cta ggg gta ttt gga ggg ctt tgg gga gct ttt 1419 Phe Pro Phe Ile Leu Leu Gly Val Phe Gly Gly Leu Trp Gly Ala Phe 335 340 345 ttt att agg gca aat att gcc tgg tgt cgt cga cgc aag tcc acc aaa 1467 Phe Ile Arg Ala Asn Ile Ala Trp Cys Arg Arg Arg Lys Ser Thr Lys 350 355 360 ttt gga aag tat cct gtt ctc gaa gtc att att gtt gca gcc att act 1515 Phe Gly Lys Tyr Pro Val Leu Glu Val Ile Ile Val Ala Ala Ile Thr 365 370 375 380 gct gtg ata gcc ttc ccc aac cca tac aca agg ctc aac acc agt gaa 1563 Ala Val Ile Ala Phe Pro Asn Pro Tyr Thr Arg Leu Asn Thr Ser Glu 385 390 395 ctg att aaa gag ctg ttt aca gat tgt ggg ccg ttg gaa tcc tcc tct 1611 Leu Ile Lys Glu Leu Phe Thr Asp Cys Gly Pro Leu Glu Ser Ser Ser 400 405 410 ctc tgt gac tac aga aat gac atg aat gcc agt aaa att gtt gac gat 1659 Leu Cys Asp Tyr Arg Asn Asp Met Asn Ala Ser Lys Ile Val Asp Asp 415 420 425 att cct gac cgt cca gca ggc gtt gga gta tat tca gct atc tgg cag 1707 Ile Pro Asp Arg Pro Ala Gly Val Gly Val Tyr Ser Ala Ile Trp Gln 430 435 440 ttg tgc cta gcg ctc ata ttt aaa ata ata atg aca gta ttc act ttt 1755 Leu Cys Leu Ala Leu Ile Phe Lys Ile Ile Met Thr Val Phe Thr Phe 445 450 455 460 ggt atc aag gtc ccg tca ggc ttg ttt atc ccc agc atg gcc att gga 1803 Gly Ile Lys Val Pro Ser Gly Leu Phe Ile Pro Ser Met Ala Ile Gly 465 470 475 gcc att gca ggg aga att gtg ggg atc gct gtg gag cag ctt gcc tac 1851 Ala Ile Ala Gly Arg Ile Val Gly Ile Ala Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Tyr 480 485 490 tat cac cac gac tgg ttt atc ttc aag gag tgg tgt gag gtt ggg gct 1899 Tyr His His Asp Trp Phe Ile Phe Lys Glu Trp Cys Glu Val Gly Ala 495 500 505 gac tgc atc act ccc ggg ctg tat gcc atg gtt ggg gct gct gcg tgc 1947 Asp Cys Ile Thr Pro Gly Leu Tyr Ala Met Val Gly Ala Ala Ala Cys 510 515 520 tta ggt ggt gtg aca aga atg act gtg tct ctg gtg gtt att gtt ttt 1995 Leu Gly Gly Val Thr Arg Met Thr Val Ser Leu Val Val Ile Val Phe 525 530 535 540 gaa ctt act gga ggc ttg gaa tat att gtt cct ctt atg gct gca gta 2043 Glu Leu Thr Gly Gly Leu Glu Tyr Ile Val Pro Leu Met Ala Ala Val 545 550 555 atg acc agt aaa tgg gtt ggt gat gcc ttt ggt agg gaa ggt att tat 2091 Met Thr Ser Lys Trp Val Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Arg Glu Gly Ile Tyr 560 565 570 gaa gca cac atc cga cta aat ggg tac cct ttc ttg gat gca aaa gaa 2139 Glu Ala His Ile Arg Leu Asn Gly Tyr Pro Phe Leu Asp Ala Lys Glu 575 580 585 gaa ttc act cat aca acc ctg gct gct gat gtt atg aga cct cga aga 2187 Glu Phe Thr His Thr Thr Leu Ala Ala Asp Val Met Arg Pro Arg Arg 590 595 600 agt gac cct ccc tta gct gtt ttg aca cag gac aat atg aca gta gat 2235 Ser Asp Pro Pro Leu Ala Val Leu Thr Gln Asp Asn Met Thr Val Asp 605 610 615 620 gac ata gaa aac atg att aat gaa acc agc tat aat ggc ttt cct gtt 2283 Asp Ile Glu Asn Met Ile Asn Glu Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gly Phe Pro Val 625 630 635 ata atg tca aaa gaa tct cag aga tta gtg gga ttt gcc ctc aga aga 2331 Ile Met Ser Lys Glu Ser Gln Arg Leu Val Gly Phe Ala Leu Arg Arg 640 645 650 gac ctg act att gca ata gaa agt gcc aga aaa aaa caa gaa ggg att 2379 Asp Leu Thr Ile Ala Ile Glu Ser Ala Arg Lys Lys Gln Glu Gly Ile 655 660 665 gtt ggc agt tct cgg gtg tgt ttt gca cag cat act cca tct ctt cca 2427 Val Gly Ser Ser Arg Val Cys Phe Ala Gln His Thr Pro Ser Leu Pro 670 675 680 gca gaa agt cca cgg cca tta aaa ctg aga agc atc ctt gac atg agc 2475 Ala Glu Ser Pro Arg Pro Leu Lys Leu Arg Ser Ile Leu Asp Met Ser 685 690 695 700 cct ttt aca gtg aca gac cac acc cca atg gag att gtg gta gac atc 2523 Pro Phe Thr Val Thr Asp His Thr Pro Met Glu Ile Val Val Asp Ile 705 710 715 ttt cga aag ctt ggt ctg agg cag tgc ctt gta act cac aac gga cgc 2571 Phe Arg Lys Leu Gly Leu Arg Gln Cys Leu Val Thr His Asn Gly Arg 720 725 730 ctc ctt ggc att ata aca aaa aaa gat atc ctc cgt cat atg gcc cag 2619 Leu Leu Gly Ile Ile Thr Lys Lys Asp Ile Leu Arg His Met Ala Gln 735 740 745 acg gca aac caa gac ccc gct tca ata atg ttc aac tga gtcctgtaga 2668 Thr Ala Asn Gln Asp Pro Ala Ser Ile Met Phe Asn 750 755 760 tgaggacaga gaggagacag aagaggaagt tcgtttgttg aatagcacaa ttctttaatc 2728 tgcgggactc gtccactttt ttcttctttc 2758 4 760 PRT Mus musculus 4 Met Thr Asn Gly Gly Ser Ile Asn Ser Ser Thr His Leu Leu Asp Leu 1 5 10 15 Leu Asp Glu Pro Ile Pro Gly Val Gly Thr Tyr Asp Asp Phe His Thr 20 25 30 Ile Asp Trp Val Arg Glu Lys Cys Lys Asp Arg Glu Arg His Arg Arg 35 40 45 Ile Asn Ser Lys Lys Lys Glu Ser Ala Trp Glu Met Thr Lys Ser Leu 50 55 60 Tyr Asp Ala Trp Ser Gly Trp Leu Val Val Thr Leu Thr Gly Leu Ala 65 70 75 80 Ser Gly Ala Leu Ala Gly Leu Ile Asp Ile Ala Ala Asp Trp Met Thr 85 90 95 Asp Leu Lys Glu Gly Ile Cys Leu Ser Ala Leu Trp Tyr Asn His Glu 100 105 110 Gln Cys Cys Trp Gly Ser Asn Glu Thr Thr Phe Glu Glu Arg Asp Lys 115 120 125 Cys Pro Gln Trp Lys Thr Trp Ala Glu Leu Ile Ile Gly Gln Ala Glu 130 135 140 Gly Pro Gly Ser Tyr Ile Met Asn Tyr Ile Met Tyr Ile Phe Trp Ala 145 150 155 160 Leu Ser Phe Ala Phe Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Val Lys Val Phe Ala Pro 165 170 175 Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Glu Ile Lys Thr Ile Leu Ser Gly 180 185 190 Phe Ile Ile Arg Gly Tyr Leu Gly Lys Trp Thr Leu Met Ile Lys Thr 195 200 205 Ile Thr Leu Val Leu Ala Val Ala Ser Gly Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Glu 210 215 220 Gly Pro Leu Val His Val Ala Cys Cys Cys Gly Asn Ile Phe Ser Tyr 225 230 235 240 Leu Phe Pro Lys Tyr Ser Thr Asn Glu Ala Lys Lys Arg Glu Val Leu 245 250 255 Ser Ala Ala Ser Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Val Ala Phe Gly Ala Pro Ile 260 265 270 Gly Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Val Ser Tyr Tyr Phe Pro Leu 275 280 285 Lys Thr Leu Trp Arg Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Val Ala Ala Phe Val 290 295 300 Leu Arg Ser Ile Asn Pro Phe Gly Asn Ser Arg Leu Val Leu Phe Tyr 305 310 315 320 Val Glu Tyr His Thr Pro Trp Tyr Leu Phe Glu Leu Phe Pro Phe Ile 325 330 335 Leu Leu Gly Val Phe Gly Gly Leu Trp Gly Ala Phe Phe Ile Arg Ala 340 345 350 Asn Ile Ala Trp Cys Arg Arg Arg Lys Ser Thr Lys Phe Gly Lys Tyr 355 360 365 Pro Val Leu Glu Val Ile Ile Val Ala Ala Ile Thr Ala Val Ile Ala 370 375 380 Phe Pro Asn Pro Tyr Thr Arg Leu Asn Thr Ser Glu Leu Ile Lys Glu 385 390 395 400 Leu Phe Thr Asp Cys Gly Pro Leu Glu Ser Ser Ser Leu Cys Asp Tyr 405 410 415 Arg Asn Asp Met Asn Ala Ser Lys Ile Val Asp Asp Ile Pro Asp Arg 420 425 430 Pro Ala Gly Val Gly Val Tyr Ser Ala Ile Trp Gln Leu Cys Leu Ala 435 440 445 Leu Ile Phe Lys Ile Ile Met Thr Val Phe Thr Phe Gly Ile Lys Val 450 455 460 Pro Ser Gly Leu Phe Ile Pro Ser Met Ala Ile Gly Ala Ile Ala Gly 465 470 475 480 Arg Ile Val Gly Ile Ala Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Tyr Tyr His His Asp 485 490 495 Trp Phe Ile Phe Lys Glu Trp Cys Glu Val Gly Ala Asp Cys Ile Thr 500 505 510 Pro Gly Leu Tyr Ala Met Val Gly Ala Ala Ala Cys Leu Gly Gly Val 515 520 525 Thr Arg Met Thr Val Ser Leu Val Val Ile Val Phe Glu Leu Thr Gly 530 535 540 Gly Leu Glu Tyr Ile Val Pro Leu Met Ala Ala Val Met Thr Ser Lys 545 550 555 560 Trp Val Gly Asp Ala Phe Gly Arg Glu Gly Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Ile 565 570 575 Arg Leu Asn Gly Tyr Pro Phe Leu Asp Ala Lys Glu Glu Phe Thr His 580 585 590 Thr Thr Leu Ala Ala Asp Val Met Arg Pro Arg Arg Ser Asp Pro Pro 595 600 605 Leu Ala Val Leu Thr Gln Asp Asn Met Thr Val Asp Asp Ile Glu Asn 610 615 620 Met Ile Asn Glu Thr Ser Tyr Asn Gly Phe Pro Val Ile Met Ser Lys 625 630 635 640 Glu Ser Gln Arg Leu Val Gly Phe Ala Leu Arg Arg Asp Leu Thr Ile 645 650 655 Ala Ile Glu Ser Ala Arg Lys Lys Gln Glu Gly Ile Val Gly Ser Ser 660 665 670 Arg Val Cys Phe Ala Gln His Thr Pro Ser Leu Pro Ala Glu Ser Pro 675 680 685 Arg Pro Leu Lys Leu Arg Ser Ile Leu Asp Met Ser Pro Phe Thr Val 690 695 700 Thr Asp His Thr Pro Met Glu Ile Val Val Asp Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu 705 710 715 720 Gly Leu Arg Gln Cys Leu Val Thr His Asn Gly Arg Leu Leu Gly Ile 725 730 735 Ile Thr Lys Lys Asp Ile Leu Arg His Met Ala Gln Thr Ala Asn Gln 740 745 750 Asp Pro Ala Ser Ile Met Phe Asn 755 760 5 2588 DNA Homo sapiens gene (1)..(2588) CLCN4 5 tacttcttcc aggcaccttg gctggggtca tcgatctcgc cgtggactgg atg acg 56 Met Thr 1 gac ctg aag gag ggg gtc tgc ctg tct gcc ttc tgg tat agc cat gag 104 Asp Leu Lys Glu Gly Val Cys Leu Ser Ala Phe Trp Tyr Ser His Glu 5 10 15 cag tgt tgc tgg act tct aac gag acc act ttt gag gac aga gac aag 152 Gln Cys Cys Trp Thr Ser Asn Glu Thr Thr Phe Glu Asp Arg Asp Lys 20 25 30 tgt ccc ctg tgg cag aaa tgg tcg gag ctg ctg gtg aat cag tca gag 200 Cys Pro Leu Trp Gln Lys Trp Ser Glu Leu Leu Val Asn Gln Ser Glu 35 40 45 50 ggt gcc agt gct tac att ctg aat tac tta atg tac atc cta tgg gcg 248 Gly Ala Ser Ala Tyr Ile Leu Asn Tyr Leu Met Tyr Ile Leu Trp Ala 55 60 65 ctg ctg ttt gca ttt ttg gct gtc tcc ctg gtg cgt gta ttt gca cca 296 Leu Leu Phe Ala Phe Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Val Arg Val Phe Ala Pro 70 75 80 tat gcc tgt ggc tct ggc ata cca gag ata aag acc att ttg agc ggc 344 Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Glu Ile Lys Thr Ile Leu Ser Gly 85 90 95 ttt atc atc agg ggc tac ttg ggg aag tgg acc ctg cta atc aag aca 392 Phe Ile Ile Arg Gly Tyr Leu Gly Lys Trp Thr Leu Leu Ile Lys Thr 100 105 110 gtc acg ctg gtg ctg gta gtg tcc tcc ggt ctg agc ctt ggg aag gaa 440 Val Thr Leu Val Leu Val Val Ser Ser Gly Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Glu 115 120 125 130 ggg ccg cta gtg cac gtg gct tgt tgc tgt ggc aac ttc ttc agc agc 488 Gly Pro Leu Val His Val Ala Cys Cys Cys Gly Asn Phe Phe Ser Ser 135 140 145 ctt ttc tcc aag tac agc aag aat gag ggc aag agg cgg gag gtg ctt 536 Leu Phe Ser Lys Tyr Ser Lys Asn Glu Gly Lys Arg Arg Glu Val Leu 150 155 160 tca gct gca gcg gct gct gga gtc tct gtt gcc ttt ggt gca cca att 584 Ser Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Val Ala Phe Gly Ala Pro Ile 165 170 175 gga ggc gtg ctt ttc agt cta gaa gag gtc agt tac tac ttt ccc ctg 632 Gly Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Val Ser Tyr Tyr Phe Pro Leu 180 185 190 aag acc ttg tgg agg tca ttt ttc gca gcc ctg gtg gcg gcc ttt acg 680 Lys Thr Leu Trp Arg Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Val Ala Ala Phe Thr 195 200 205 210 ctg aga tcc atc aat ccc ttt ggg aat agc cgt ctc gtt ctc ttt tat 728 Leu Arg Ser Ile Asn Pro Phe Gly Asn Ser Arg Leu Val Leu Phe Tyr 215 220 225 gtg gaa tac cac acg ccc tgg tac atg gct gaa ctc ttc ccc ttc atc 776 Val Glu Tyr His Thr Pro Trp Tyr Met Ala Glu Leu Phe Pro Phe Ile 230 235 240 ctg ctt ggg gtc ttc ggg ggc ttg tgg gga acc ctc ttc atc cgc tgc 824 Leu Leu Gly Val Phe Gly Gly Leu Trp Gly Thr Leu Phe Ile Arg Cys 245 250 255 aac atc gcc tgg tgc agg agg cgc aag acc acc agg ctg ggg aag tac 872 Asn Ile Ala Trp Cys Arg Arg Arg Lys Thr Thr Arg Leu Gly Lys Tyr 260 265 270 ccg gtg ctg gag gtc att gtg gtg act gcc atc act gcc atc att gcc 920 Pro Val Leu Glu Val Ile Val Val Thr Ala Ile Thr Ala Ile Ile Ala 275 280 285 290 tac ccc aat ccc tac aca cgc cag agc acc agc gag ctc att tct gag 968 Tyr Pro Asn Pro Tyr Thr Arg Gln Ser Thr Ser Glu Leu Ile Ser Glu 295 300 305 ctg ttc aat gac tgt gga gcc ctt gag tct tcc cag ctc tgt gac tac 1016 Leu Phe Asn Asp Cys Gly Ala Leu Glu Ser Ser Gln Leu Cys Asp Tyr 310 315 320 atc aat gac ccc aac atg act cgg cct gtg gat gac att cca gac cgg 1064 Ile Asn Asp Pro Asn Met Thr Arg Pro Val Asp Asp Ile Pro Asp Arg 325 330 335 ccg gct ggt gtc ggt gtt tac acg gcc atg tgg cag ctg gcc ctg gca 1112 Pro Ala Gly Val Gly Val Tyr Thr Ala Met Trp Gln Leu Ala Leu Ala 340 345 350 ctg atc ttc aaa atc gtc gtt acc ata ttt acc ttt ggc atg aag atc 1160 Leu Ile Phe Lys Ile Val Val Thr Ile Phe Thr Phe Gly Met Lys Ile 355 360 365 370 ccg tcg ggc ctc ttc atc ccc agc atg gct gtg ggc gcg ata gcg ggc 1208 Pro Ser Gly Leu Phe Ile Pro Ser Met Ala Val Gly Ala Ile Ala Gly 375 380 385 agg atg gtg gga att ggc gtg gag cag ctg gcc tac cat cac cat gac 1256 Arg Met Val Gly Ile Gly Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Tyr His His His Asp 390 395 400 tgg atc atc ttc agg aac tgg tgc aga ccc ggt gca gac tgt gtc acg 1304 Trp Ile Ile Phe Arg Asn Trp Cys Arg Pro Gly Ala Asp Cys Val Thr 405 410 415 cca ggg ctg tac gca atg gtg gga gct gcg gcc tgc ctc ggt gga gtt 1352 Pro Gly Leu Tyr Ala Met Val Gly Ala Ala Ala Cys Leu Gly Gly Val 420 425 430 acc agg atg acg gtg tca ttg gtg gtc atc atg ttt gaa tta acc ggg 1400 Thr Arg Met Thr Val Ser Leu Val Val Ile Met Phe Glu Leu Thr Gly 435 440 445 450 ggt ctg gag tac atc gtg ccc ctg atg gcg gcg gct gtg acc agc aag 1448 Gly Leu Glu Tyr Ile Val Pro Leu Met Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Ser Lys 455 460 465 tgg gta gct gat gca ttt ggg aaa gaa ggc atc tac gag gcc cac atc 1496 Trp Val Ala Asp Ala Phe Gly Lys Glu Gly Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Ile 470 475 480 cac tta aat ggg tac cct ttc ctt gac gtg aag gac gag ttt act cac 1544 His Leu Asn Gly Tyr Pro Phe Leu Asp Val Lys Asp Glu Phe Thr His 485 490 495 cgc aca ctg gcc acc gac gtc atg cgg ccc cgg cgg gga gag ccg cca 1592 Arg Thr Leu Ala Thr Asp Val Met Arg Pro Arg Arg Gly Glu Pro Pro 500 505 510 ctg tcg gtg ctc acc cag gac agc atg act gtc gag gac gtg gag acg 1640 Leu Ser Val Leu Thr Gln Asp Ser Met Thr Val Glu Asp Val Glu Thr 515 520 525 530 ctc atc aag gag acc gac tac aac ggc ttc ccc gtg gtg gtc tcc aga 1688 Leu Ile Lys Glu Thr Asp Tyr Asn Gly Phe Pro Val Val Val Ser Arg 535 540 545 gac tcc gag cgc ctc att gga ttt gcc cag agg agg gaa ctg att ctc 1736 Asp Ser Glu Arg Leu Ile Gly Phe Ala Gln Arg Arg Glu Leu Ile Leu 550 555 560 gca ata aag aac gcc aga cag agg cag gag ggc att gtg agc aat tcc 1784 Ala Ile Lys Asn Ala Arg Gln Arg Gln Glu Gly Ile Val Ser Asn Ser 565 570 575 atc atg tac ttc acg gag gaa ccc ccc gag ctg ccg gcc aac agc cca 1832 Ile Met Tyr Phe Thr Glu Glu Pro Pro Glu Leu Pro Ala Asn Ser Pro 580 585 590 cat ccc ctg aag ctg cgg cgc atc ctg aac ctc agc ccg ttt aca gtg 1880 His Pro Leu Lys Leu Arg Arg Ile Leu Asn Leu Ser Pro Phe Thr Val 595 600 605 610 aca gac cac act ccg atg gaa acg gtg gtg gat atc ttc cgg aaa ctg 1928 Thr Asp His Thr Pro Met Glu Thr Val Val Asp Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu 615 620 625 ggg ctt cgg cag tgc ctg gtg acg cgg agc ggg aga ctt ctt ggc atc 1976 Gly Leu Arg Gln Cys Leu Val Thr Arg Ser Gly Arg Leu Leu Gly Ile 630 635 640 atc aca aaa aag gat gtt ctg aga cat atg gcc cag atg gca aac cag 2024 Ile Thr Lys Lys Asp Val Leu Arg His Met Ala Gln Met Ala Asn Gln 645 650 655 gac ccc gaa tcc atc atg ttt aat tag caacaaggtg gcaattattt 2071 Asp Pro Glu Ser Ile Met Phe Asn 660 665 tcagaaaaac actgactgtg tcatttaaaa agaaataaat gatatgttat tatcccaatg 2131 aaagatcatg cattggggac agcagaaaca aaagcttttt tggaaaggcg gggaagaagg 2191 atgaaacctt taaaaacaaa aacaaaaaca tcaatgagta ggcattttat agctttaacc 2251 ccgtatgagt ttcaagctgt gtttcctaat gagtttgcta ctgctgtggg ggcatgtggg 2311 tgggtaaatg atgtaaatga tgtgatctgt acaagtatgt ggagcatgaa tgctgactca 2371 agaaactttt actccttctg ctcaaggctg atgtttgtaa cttatgaaca cacgtgaagt 2431 gttgagtcca aaagacaaag gggcatcggc atgtcagcgt ccttatttat tggttcttga 2491 agttttgctg ctatgttact gaatcatact aaagacattt gcgcttactt tgttgaaaaa 2551 gaaaaagaaa ttaaatttga acacagtgaa agctgca 2588 6 666 PRT Homo sapiens 6 Met Thr Asp Leu Lys Glu Gly Val Cys Leu Ser Ala Phe Trp Tyr Ser 1 5 10 15 His Glu Gln Cys Cys Trp Thr Ser Asn Glu Thr Thr Phe Glu Asp Arg 20 25 30 Asp Lys Cys Pro Leu Trp Gln Lys Trp Ser Glu Leu Leu Val Asn Gln 35 40 45 Ser Glu Gly Ala Ser Ala Tyr Ile Leu Asn Tyr Leu Met Tyr Ile Leu 50 55 60 Trp Ala Leu Leu Phe Ala Phe Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Val Arg Val Phe 65 70 75 80 Ala Pro Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Glu Ile Lys Thr Ile Leu 85 90 95 Ser Gly Phe Ile Ile Arg Gly Tyr Leu Gly Lys Trp Thr Leu Leu Ile 100 105 110 Lys Thr Val Thr Leu Val Leu Val Val Ser Ser Gly Leu Ser Leu Gly 115 120 125 Lys Glu Gly Pro Leu Val His Val Ala Cys Cys Cys Gly Asn Phe Phe 130 135 140 Ser Ser Leu Phe Ser Lys Tyr Ser Lys Asn Glu Gly Lys Arg Arg Glu 145 150 155 160 Val Leu Ser Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Val Ala Phe Gly Ala 165 170 175 Pro Ile Gly Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Val Ser Tyr Tyr Phe 180 185 190 Pro Leu Lys Thr Leu Trp Arg Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Val Ala Ala 195 200 205 Phe Thr Leu Arg Ser Ile Asn Pro Phe Gly Asn Ser Arg Leu Val Leu 210 215 220 Phe Tyr Val Glu Tyr His Thr Pro Trp Tyr Met Ala Glu Leu Phe Pro 225 230 235 240 Phe Ile Leu Leu Gly Val Phe Gly Gly Leu Trp Gly Thr Leu Phe Ile 245 250 255 Arg Cys Asn Ile Ala Trp Cys Arg Arg Arg Lys Thr Thr Arg Leu Gly 260 265 270 Lys Tyr Pro Val Leu Glu Val Ile Val Val Thr Ala Ile Thr Ala Ile 275 280 285 Ile Ala Tyr Pro Asn Pro Tyr Thr Arg Gln Ser Thr Ser Glu Leu Ile 290 295 300 Ser Glu Leu Phe Asn Asp Cys Gly Ala Leu Glu Ser Ser Gln Leu Cys 305 310 315 320 Asp Tyr Ile Asn Asp Pro Asn Met Thr Arg Pro Val Asp Asp Ile Pro 325 330 335 Asp Arg Pro Ala Gly Val Gly Val Tyr Thr Ala Met Trp Gln Leu Ala 340 345 350 Leu Ala Leu Ile Phe Lys Ile Val Val Thr Ile Phe Thr Phe Gly Met 355 360 365 Lys Ile Pro Ser Gly Leu Phe Ile Pro Ser Met Ala Val Gly Ala Ile 370 375 380 Ala Gly Arg Met Val Gly Ile Gly Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Tyr His His 385 390 395 400 His Asp Trp Ile Ile Phe Arg Asn Trp Cys Arg Pro Gly Ala Asp Cys 405 410 415 Val Thr Pro Gly Leu Tyr Ala Met Val Gly Ala Ala Ala Cys Leu Gly 420 425 430 Gly Val Thr Arg Met Thr Val Ser Leu Val Val Ile Met Phe Glu Leu 435 440 445 Thr Gly Gly Leu Glu Tyr Ile Val Pro Leu Met Ala Ala Ala Val Thr 450 455 460 Ser Lys Trp Val Ala Asp Ala Phe Gly Lys Glu Gly Ile Tyr Glu Ala 465 470 475 480 His Ile His Leu Asn Gly Tyr Pro Phe Leu Asp Val Lys Asp Glu Phe 485 490 495 Thr His Arg Thr Leu Ala Thr Asp Val Met Arg Pro Arg Arg Gly Glu 500 505 510 Pro Pro Leu Ser Val Leu Thr Gln Asp Ser Met Thr Val Glu Asp Val 515 520 525 Glu Thr Leu Ile Lys Glu Thr Asp Tyr Asn Gly Phe Pro Val Val Val 530 535 540 Ser Arg Asp Ser Glu Arg Leu Ile Gly Phe Ala Gln Arg Arg Glu Leu 545 550 555 560 Ile Leu Ala Ile Lys Asn Ala Arg Gln Arg Gln Glu Gly Ile Val Ser 565 570 575 Asn Ser Ile Met Tyr Phe Thr Glu Glu Pro Pro Glu Leu Pro Ala Asn 580 585 590 Ser Pro His Pro Leu Lys Leu Arg Arg Ile Leu Asn Leu Ser Pro Phe 595 600 605 Thr Val Thr Asp His Thr Pro Met Glu Thr Val Val Asp Ile Phe Arg 610 615 620 Lys Leu Gly Leu Arg Gln Cys Leu Val Thr Arg Ser Gly Arg Leu Leu 625 630 635 640 Gly Ile Ile Thr Lys Lys Asp Val Leu Arg His Met Ala Gln Met Ala 645 650 655 Asn Gln Asp Pro Glu Ser Ile Met Phe Asn 660 665 7 2739 DNA Mus musculus gene (1)..(2739) Clcn4-2 7 taaatgtgac ttaataaatg gtgcaaaatt aaattttatt gcttgaggac agacgggcat 60 aaaggaaggg aaaagacatt taatgtaaag gcaacaacaa caacaacaaa actgtcccgg 120 atgaggaagg catttaagtc atttcagcca agctgaacac ggagacaggg ggatgacgct 180 gaacacttgc cccgccccgc ctgcctgcct gtcacccgcc tcgcgatgac gtcacacgac 240 ctgccgcaga cagccgcgct gaagagagga ggatgatcta ggacgctgtc cgggtggacg 300 gccacgccgc aagacgcggc cctgcaggag tgactagcac ggtcagggcg ggagccacga 360 gcgcctctgg gaacctc atg gac ttc ctc gag gag ccc ttc cct gac gtg 410 Met Asp Phe Leu Glu Glu Pro Phe Pro Asp Val 1 5 10 ggg acc tac gag gac ttc cac acc ata gac tgg ctg agg gaa aag tcc 458 Gly Thr Tyr Glu Asp Phe His Thr Ile Asp Trp Leu Arg Glu Lys Ser 15 20 25 cgg gat acc gac aga cat agg aag atc acc agc aaa agt aag gag tct 506 Arg Asp Thr Asp Arg His Arg Lys Ile Thr Ser Lys Ser Lys Glu Ser 30 35 40 att tgg gag ttc atc aag agc ctg ctg gac gcg tgg tcg gga tgg gtg 554 Ile Trp Glu Phe Ile Lys Ser Leu Leu Asp Ala Trp Ser Gly Trp Val 45 50 55 gtg atg cta ctc att ggg ctg ctg gca ggt acc tta gct gga gtc atc 602 Val Met Leu Leu Ile Gly Leu Leu Ala Gly Thr Leu Ala Gly Val Ile 60 65 70 75 gat ctc gct gtg gat tgg atg acg gac ctc aag gag ggg gtc tgt ctg 650 Asp Leu Ala Val Asp Trp Met Thr Asp Leu Lys Glu Gly Val Cys Leu 80 85 90 tcc gca ttc tgg tac agc cat gaa cag tgc tgt tgg acc tcc aac gag 698 Ser Ala Phe Trp Tyr Ser His Glu Gln Cys Cys Trp Thr Ser Asn Glu 95 100 105 acc act ttt gag gac agg gac aag tgt ccc ctg tgg cag aag tgg tca 746 Thr Thr Phe Glu Asp Arg Asp Lys Cys Pro Leu Trp Gln Lys Trp Ser 110 115 120 gag ctt ctt ctg agc cag tca gag ggc gcc agc gct tac att ctg aat 794 Glu Leu Leu Leu Ser Gln Ser Glu Gly Ala Ser Ala Tyr Ile Leu Asn 125 130 135 tac tta atg tac att cta tgg gcg ttg ctg ttt gca ttt ctg gct gtc 842 Tyr Leu Met Tyr Ile Leu Trp Ala Leu Leu Phe Ala Phe Leu Ala Val 140 145 150 155 tcc ctg gta cgt gtg ttc gca ccg tat gcc tgt ggc tct ggc ata ccc 890 Ser Leu Val Arg Val Phe Ala Pro Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro 160 165 170 gag ata aag act att ttg agt ggc ttt atc atc agg ggc tac ttg ggg 938 Glu Ile Lys Thr Ile Leu Ser Gly Phe Ile Ile Arg Gly Tyr Leu Gly 175 180 185 aaa tgg act ctt cta atc aag act gtc acc ctc gtg ctc gtc gta tcc 986 Lys Trp Thr Leu Leu Ile Lys Thr Val Thr Leu Val Leu Val Val Ser 190 195 200 tct ggc ctg agc ctt ggc aaa gag ggc cca ctg gtg cat gtg gca tgt 1034 Ser Gly Leu Ser Leu Gly Lys Glu Gly Pro Leu Val His Val Ala Cys 205 210 215 tgc tgt ggc aac ttc ttc agc agc ctt ttc tcc aag tat agc aag aat 1082 Cys Cys Gly Asn Phe Phe Ser Ser Leu Phe Ser Lys Tyr Ser Lys Asn 220 225 230 235 gaa ggc aag agg cgt gag gtg ctt tca gct gca gct gct gct ggt gtc 1130 Glu Gly Lys Arg Arg Glu Val Leu Ser Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Val 240 245 250 tct gtg gcc ttt ggt gct ccg ata gga ggt gtg ctc ttc agt cta gag 1178 Ser Val Ala Phe Gly Ala Pro Ile Gly Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu 255 260 265 gag gtc agt tac tac ttt ccc ttg aaa acc ttg tgg agg tca ttc ttt 1226 Glu Val Ser Tyr Tyr Phe Pro Leu Lys Thr Leu Trp Arg Ser Phe Phe 270 275 280 gca gcc ctg gtg gct gcc ttc aca ctg cgc tcc atc aac ccc ttt gga 1274 Ala Ala Leu Val Ala Ala Phe Thr Leu Arg Ser Ile Asn Pro Phe Gly 285 290 295 aat agc cgc ctg gtt ctc ttt tac gtg gag tat cat aca ccc tgg tac 1322 Asn Ser Arg Leu Val Leu Phe Tyr Val Glu Tyr His Thr Pro Trp Tyr 300 305 310 315 atg gct gaa ctc ttc cct ttc atc ctg ctt gga gtc ttt ggg ggt tta 1370 Met Ala Glu Leu Phe Pro Phe Ile Leu Leu Gly Val Phe Gly Gly Leu 320 325 330 tgg gga acc ctc ttc aca cgc tgc aac att gct tgg tgc agg agg cgt 1418 Trp Gly Thr Leu Phe Thr Arg Cys Asn Ile Ala Trp Cys Arg Arg Arg 335 340 345 aag acc acc agg ctg ggc agg tac cca gtg ttg gag gtt att gcg gtg 1466 Lys Thr Thr Arg Leu Gly Arg Tyr Pro Val Leu Glu Val Ile Ala Val 350 355 360 aca gcc gtc acc gcc atc gtg gcc tac ccc aat ccc tac act cgc cag 1514 Thr Ala Val Thr Ala Ile Val Ala Tyr Pro Asn Pro Tyr Thr Arg Gln 365 370 375 agc acc agt gag ctc atc tct gag ctc ttc aac gat tgt ggg gct ctc 1562 Ser Thr Ser Glu Leu Ile Ser Glu Leu Phe Asn Asp Cys Gly Ala Leu 380 385 390 395 gag tct tct cag ctc tgt gac tac atc aac gac ccc aac atg act cgg 1610 Glu Ser Ser Gln Leu Cys Asp Tyr Ile Asn Asp Pro Asn Met Thr Arg 400 405 410 cct gtg gat gac att ccg gac cgg ccg gct ggg gtt gga gtt tac aca 1658 Pro Val Asp Asp Ile Pro Asp Arg Pro Ala Gly Val Gly Val Tyr Thr 415 420 425 gcc atg tgg cag ctg gcc ttg gca ctg tac ttc aaa ata gtc att act 1706 Ala Met Trp Gln Leu Ala Leu Ala Leu Tyr Phe Lys Ile Val Ile Thr 430 435 440 ata ttt acc ttt ggc atg aag att ccc tca ggt ctc ttc atc ccc agt 1754 Ile Phe Thr Phe Gly Met Lys Ile Pro Ser Gly Leu Phe Ile Pro Ser 445 450 455 atg gct gtc gga gcc atg gca ggc cgg atg gtg gga atc ggt gtg gag 1802 Met Ala Val Gly Ala Met Ala Gly Arg Met Val Gly Ile Gly Val Glu 460 465 470 475 cag ctg gcc tac cat cac cat gac tgg atc atc ttc agg aac tgg tgc 1850 Gln Leu Ala Tyr His His His Asp Trp Ile Ile Phe Arg Asn Trp Cys 480 485 490 agg cct gga gcg gac tgt gtc aca cca ggg ctt tat gcg atg gtg gga 1898 Arg Pro Gly Ala Asp Cys Val Thr Pro Gly Leu Tyr Ala Met Val Gly 495 500 505 gct gca gcc tgt cta ggt ggg gtg act agg atg aca gtg tct cta gtg 1946 Ala Ala Ala Cys Leu Gly Gly Val Thr Arg Met Thr Val Ser Leu Val 510 515 520 gtc att atg ttt gaa ctg act gga ggt ctg gag tat att gta ccc cta 1994 Val Ile Met Phe Glu Leu Thr Gly Gly Leu Glu Tyr Ile Val Pro Leu 525 530 535 atg gca gct gct gtc acc agc aag tgg gtg gct gat gcc ttt ggg aaa 2042 Met Ala Ala Ala Val Thr Ser Lys Trp Val Ala Asp Ala Phe Gly Lys 540 545 550 555 gaa ggg att tat gaa gcc cac atc cat ctg aat ggg tac cca ttt ctt 2090 Glu Gly Ile Tyr Glu Ala His Ile His Leu Asn Gly Tyr Pro Phe Leu 560 565 570 gat gtg aag gat gag ttc acc cac cgt acg ctg gcc act gat gtg atg 2138 Asp Val Lys Asp Glu Phe Thr His Arg Thr Leu Ala Thr Asp Val Met 575 580 585 cgg ccc cgg agg gag gaa ccg cca tta tcg gta cta acc cag gac agc 2186 Arg Pro Arg Arg Glu Glu Pro Pro Leu Ser Val Leu Thr Gln Asp Ser 590 595 600 atg act gtg gag gac gtg gag act ctc atc aag gag aca gac tac aac 2234 Met Thr Val Glu Asp Val Glu Thr Leu Ile Lys Glu Thr Asp Tyr Asn 605 610 615 ggc ttt cct gtg ctc gtc tcc aga gac tcg gag cgt ctc atc ggg ttt 2282 Gly Phe Pro Val Leu Val Ser Arg Asp Ser Glu Arg Leu Ile Gly Phe 620 625 630 635 gcc cag agg cgg gag cta atc ttg gct ata aaa aat gcc agg cag agg 2330 Ala Gln Arg Arg Glu Leu Ile Leu Ala Ile Lys Asn Ala Arg Gln Arg 640 645 650 caa gag ggc att gtg agc aat tcc atc atg tac ttc aca gag gag cct 2378 Gln Glu Gly Ile Val Ser Asn Ser Ile Met Tyr Phe Thr Glu Glu Pro 655 660 665 cct gag ctg cct gcc aac agc cca cat cca ctg aag ctg agg cgc att 2426 Pro Glu Leu Pro Ala Asn Ser Pro His Pro Leu Lys Leu Arg Arg Ile 670 675 680 ttc aac ctg agc cct ttc acg gtc aca gat cac acc ccc atg gag acg 2474 Phe Asn Leu Ser Pro Phe Thr Val Thr Asp His Thr Pro Met Glu Thr 685 690 695 gtg gtg gac att ttc cgg aaa ctg ggg ctc cga caa tgc ctg gtg aca 2522 Val Val Asp Ile Phe Arg Lys Leu Gly Leu Arg Gln Cys Leu Val Thr 700 705 710 715 cgg agt ggg aga ctt ctt ggg atc atc aca aaa aag gat gtt ctg aga 2570 Arg Ser Gly Arg Leu Leu Gly Ile Ile Thr Lys Lys Asp Val Leu Arg 720 725 730 cac atg gcc cag atg gca aac cag gac cct gaa tcc atc atg ttt aat 2618 His Met Ala Gln Met Ala Asn Gln Asp Pro Glu Ser Ile Met Phe Asn 735 740 745 tag cactaagatg ggcattattt tgagaagtca ataattatat catttttaaa 2671 gaaataacca agtgatatat tatgatccta atgaaaaaac ttgcactgaa ggcaaaaaaa 2731 aaaaaaaa 2739 8 747 PRT Mus musculus 8 Met Asp Phe Leu Glu Glu Pro Phe Pro Asp Val Gly Thr Tyr Glu Asp 1 5 10 15 Phe His Thr Ile Asp Trp Leu Arg Glu Lys Ser Arg Asp Thr Asp Arg 20 25 30 His Arg Lys Ile Thr Ser Lys Ser Lys Glu Ser Ile Trp Glu Phe Ile 35 40 45 Lys Ser Leu Leu Asp Ala Trp Ser Gly Trp Val Val Met Leu Leu Ile 50 55 60 Gly Leu Leu Ala Gly Thr Leu Ala Gly Val Ile Asp Leu Ala Val Asp 65 70 75 80 Trp Met Thr Asp Leu Lys Glu Gly Val Cys Leu Ser Ala Phe Trp Tyr 85 90 95 Ser His Glu Gln Cys Cys Trp Thr Ser Asn Glu Thr Thr Phe Glu Asp 100 105 110 Arg Asp Lys Cys Pro Leu Trp Gln Lys Trp Ser Glu Leu Leu Leu Ser 115 120 125 Gln Ser Glu Gly Ala Ser Ala Tyr Ile Leu Asn Tyr Leu Met Tyr Ile 130 135 140 Leu Trp Ala Leu Leu Phe Ala Phe Leu Ala Val Ser Leu Val Arg Val 145 150 155 160 Phe Ala Pro Tyr Ala Cys Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Glu Ile Lys Thr Ile 165 170 175 Leu Ser Gly Phe Ile Ile Arg Gly Tyr Leu Gly Lys Trp Thr Leu Leu 180 185 190 Ile Lys Thr Val Thr Leu Val Leu Val Val Ser Ser Gly Leu Ser Leu 195 200 205 Gly Lys Glu Gly Pro Leu Val His Val Ala Cys Cys Cys Gly Asn Phe 210 215 220 Phe Ser Ser Leu Phe Ser Lys Tyr Ser Lys Asn Glu Gly Lys Arg Arg 225 230 235 240 Glu Val Leu Ser Ala Ala Ala Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Val Ala Phe Gly 245 250 255 Ala Pro Ile Gly Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Val Ser Tyr Tyr 260 265 270 Phe Pro Leu Lys Thr Leu Trp Arg Ser Phe Phe Ala Ala Leu Val Ala 275 280 285 Ala Phe Thr Leu Arg Ser Ile Asn Pro Phe Gly Asn Ser Arg Leu Val 290 295 300 Leu Phe Tyr Val Glu Tyr His Thr Pro Trp Tyr Met Ala Glu Leu Phe 305 310 315 320 Pro Phe Ile Leu Leu Gly Val Phe Gly Gly Leu Trp Gly Thr Leu Phe 325 330 335 Thr Arg Cys Asn Ile Ala Trp Cys Arg Arg Arg Lys Thr Thr Arg Leu 340 345 350 Gly Arg Tyr Pro Val Leu Glu Val Ile Ala Val Thr Ala Val Thr Ala 355 360 365 Ile Val Ala Tyr Pro Asn Pro Tyr Thr Arg Gln Ser Thr Ser Glu Leu 370 375 380 Ile Ser Glu Leu Phe Asn Asp Cys Gly Ala Leu Glu Ser Ser Gln Leu 385 390 395 400 Cys Asp Tyr Ile Asn Asp Pro Asn Met Thr Arg Pro Val Asp Asp Ile 405 410 415 Pro Asp Arg Pro Ala Gly Val Gly Val Tyr Thr Ala Met Trp Gln Leu 420 425 430 Ala Leu Ala Leu Tyr Phe Lys Ile Val Ile Thr Ile Phe Thr Phe Gly 435 440 445 Met Lys Ile Pro Ser Gly Leu Phe Ile Pro Ser Met Ala Val Gly Ala 450 455 460 Met Ala Gly Arg Met Val Gly Ile Gly Val Glu Gln Leu Ala Tyr His 465 470 475 480 His His Asp Trp Ile Ile Phe Arg Asn Trp Cys Arg Pro Gly Ala Asp 485 490 495 Cys Val Thr Pro Gly Leu Tyr Ala Met Val Gly Ala Ala Ala Cys Leu 500 505 510 Gly Gly Val Thr Arg Met Thr Val Ser Leu Val Val Ile Met Phe Glu 515 520 525 Leu Thr Gly Gly Leu Glu Tyr Ile Val Pro Leu Met Ala Ala Ala Val 530 535 540 Thr Ser Lys Trp Val Ala Asp Ala Phe Gly Lys Glu Gly Ile Tyr Glu 545 550 555 560 Ala His Ile His Leu Asn Gly Tyr Pro Phe Leu Asp Val Lys Asp Glu 565 570 575 Phe Thr His Arg Thr Leu Ala Thr Asp Val Met Arg Pro Arg Arg Glu 580 585 590 Glu Pro Pro Leu Ser Val Leu Thr Gln Asp Ser Met Thr Val Glu Asp 595 600 605 Val Glu Thr Leu Ile Lys Glu Thr Asp Tyr Asn Gly Phe Pro Val Leu 610 615 620 Val Ser Arg Asp Ser Glu Arg Leu Ile Gly Phe Ala Gln Arg Arg Glu 625 630 635 640 Leu Ile Leu Ala Ile Lys Asn Ala Arg Gln Arg Gln Glu Gly Ile Val 645 650 655 Ser Asn Ser Ile Met Tyr Phe Thr Glu Glu Pro Pro Glu Leu Pro Ala 660 665 670 Asn Ser Pro His Pro Leu Lys Leu Arg Arg Ile Phe Asn Leu Ser Pro 675 680 685 Phe Thr Val Thr Asp His Thr Pro Met Glu Thr Val Val Asp Ile Phe 690 695 700 Arg Lys Leu Gly Leu Arg Gln Cys Leu Val Thr Arg Ser Gly Arg Leu 705 710 715 720 Leu Gly Ile Ile Thr Lys Lys Asp Val Leu Arg His Met Ala Gln Met 725 730 735 Ala Asn Gln Asp Pro Glu Ser Ile Met Phe Asn 740 745 9 5541 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (27)..(2636) ClC-6 9 gtccagagtg gcagtaaagg aggaag atg gcg ggg tgc agg ggg tct ctg tgc 53 Met Ala Gly Cys Arg Gly Ser Leu Cys 1 5 tgc tgc tgc agg tgg tgc tgc tgc tgc ggt gag cgt gag acc cgc acc 101 Cys Cys Cys Arg Trp Cys Cys Cys Cys Gly Glu Arg Glu Thr Arg Thr 10 15 20 25 ccc gag gag ctg acc atc ctt gga gaa aca cag gag gag gag gat gag 149 Pro Glu Glu Leu Thr Ile Leu Gly Glu Thr Gln Glu Glu Glu Asp Glu 30 35 40 att ctt cca agg aaa gac tat gag agt ttg gat tat gat cgc tgt atc 197 Ile Leu Pro Arg Lys Asp Tyr Glu Ser Leu Asp Tyr Asp Arg Cys Ile 45 50 55 aat gac cct tac ctg gaa gtt ttg gag acc atg gat aat aag aaa ggt 245 Asn Asp Pro Tyr Leu Glu Val Leu Glu Thr Met Asp Asn Lys Lys Gly 60 65 70 cga aga tat gag gcg gtg aag tgg atg gtg gtg ttt gcc att gga gtc 293 Arg Arg Tyr Glu Ala Val Lys Trp Met Val Val Phe Ala Ile Gly Val 75 80 85 tgc act ggc ctg gtg ggt ctc ttt gtg gac ttt ttt gtg cga ctc ttc 341 Cys Thr Gly Leu Val Gly Leu Phe Val Asp Phe Phe Val Arg Leu Phe 90 95 100 105 acc caa ctc aag ttc gga gtg gta cag aca tcg gtg gag gag tgc agc 389 Thr Gln Leu Lys Phe Gly Val Val Gln Thr Ser Val Glu Glu Cys Ser 110 115 120 cag aaa ggc tgc ctc gct ctg tct ctc ctt gaa ctc ctg ggt ttt aac 437 Gln Lys Gly Cys Leu Ala Leu Ser Leu Leu Glu Leu Leu Gly Phe Asn 125 130 135 ctc acc ttt gtc ttc ctg gca agc ctc ctt gtt ctc att gag ccg gtg 485 Leu Thr Phe Val Phe Leu Ala Ser Leu Leu Val Leu Ile Glu Pro Val 140 145 150 gca gca ggt tcc ggg ata ccc gag gtc aaa tgc tat ctg aat ggc gta 533 Ala Ala Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Glu Val Lys Cys Tyr Leu Asn Gly Val 155 160 165 aag gtg cca gga atc gtc cgt ctc cgg acc ctg ctc tgc aag gtc ctt 581 Lys Val Pro Gly Ile Val Arg Leu Arg Thr Leu Leu Cys Lys Val Leu 170 175 180 185 gga gtg ctg ttc agt gtg gct gga ggg ctc ttc gtg ggg aag gaa ggc 629 Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Val Ala Gly Gly Leu Phe Val Gly Lys Glu Gly 190 195 200 ccc atg atc cac agt ggt tcg gtg gtg gga gct ggc ctc cct cag ttt 677 Pro Met Ile His Ser Gly Ser Val Val Gly Ala Gly Leu Pro Gln Phe 205 210 215 cag agc atc tcc tta cgg aag atc cag ttt aac ttc ccc tat ttc cga 725 Gln Ser Ile Ser Leu Arg Lys Ile Gln Phe Asn Phe Pro Tyr Phe Arg 220 225 230 agc gac aga gac aag aga gac ttt gta tca gca gga gcg gct gct gga 773 Ser Asp Arg Asp Lys Arg Asp Phe Val Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly 235 240 245 gtt gct gca gct ttc ggg gcg cca atc ggg ggt acc ttg ttc agt cta 821 Val Ala Ala Ala Phe Gly Ala Pro Ile Gly Gly Thr Leu Phe Ser Leu 250 255 260 265 gag gag ggt tcg tcc ttc tgg aac caa ggg ctc acg tgg aaa gtg ctc 869 Glu Glu Gly Ser Ser Phe Trp Asn Gln Gly Leu Thr Trp Lys Val Leu 270 275 280 ttt tgt tcc atg tct gcc acc ttc acc ctc aac ttc ttc cgt tct ggg 917 Phe Cys Ser Met Ser Ala Thr Phe Thr Leu Asn Phe Phe Arg Ser Gly 285 290 295 att cag ttt gga agc tgg ggt tcc ttc cag ctc cct gga ttg ctg aac 965 Ile Gln Phe Gly Ser Trp Gly Ser Phe Gln Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu Asn 300 305 310 ttt ggc gag ttt aag tgc tct gac tct gat aaa aaa tgt cat ctc tgg 1013 Phe Gly Glu Phe Lys Cys Ser Asp Ser Asp Lys Lys Cys His Leu Trp 315 320 325 aca gct atg gat ttg ggt ttc ttc gtc gtg atg ggg gtc att ggg ggc 1061 Thr Ala Met Asp Leu Gly Phe Phe Val Val Met Gly Val Ile Gly Gly 330 335 340 345 ctc ctg gga gcc aca ttc aac tgt ctg aac aag agg ctt gca aag tac 1109 Leu Leu Gly Ala Thr Phe Asn Cys Leu Asn Lys Arg Leu Ala Lys Tyr 350 355 360 cgt atg cga aac gtg cac ccg aaa cct aag ctc gtc aga gtc tta gag 1157 Arg Met Arg Asn Val His Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Val Arg Val Leu Glu 365 370 375 agc ctc ctt gtg tct ctg gta acc acc gtg gtg gtg ttt gtg gcc tcg 1205 Ser Leu Leu Val Ser Leu Val Thr Thr Val Val Val Phe Val Ala Ser 380 385 390 atg gtg tta gga gaa tgc cga cag atg tcc tct tcg agt caa atc ggt 1253 Met Val Leu Gly Glu Cys Arg Gln Met Ser Ser Ser Ser Gln Ile Gly 395 400 405 aat gac tca ttc cag ctc cag gtc aca gaa gat gtg aat tca agt atc 1301 Asn Asp Ser Phe Gln Leu Gln Val Thr Glu Asp Val Asn Ser Ser Ile 410 415 420 425 aag aca ttt ttt tgt ccc aat gat acc tac aat gac atg gcc aca ctc 1349 Lys Thr Phe Phe Cys Pro Asn Asp Thr Tyr Asn Asp Met Ala Thr Leu 430 435 440 ttc ttc aac ccg cag gag tct gcc atc ctc cag ctc ttc cac cag gat 1397 Phe Phe Asn Pro Gln Glu Ser Ala Ile Leu Gln Leu Phe His Gln Asp 445 450 455 ggt act ttc agc ccc gtc act ctg gcc ttg ttc ttc gtt ctc tat ttc 1445 Gly Thr Phe Ser Pro Val Thr Leu Ala Leu Phe Phe Val Leu Tyr Phe 460 465 470 ttg ctt gca tgt tgg act tac ggc att tct gtt cca agt ggc ctt ttt 1493 Leu Leu Ala Cys Trp Thr Tyr Gly Ile Ser Val Pro Ser Gly Leu Phe 475 480 485 gtg cct tct ctg ctg tgt gga gct gct ttt gga cgt tta gtt gcc aat 1541 Val Pro Ser Leu Leu Cys Gly Ala Ala Phe Gly Arg Leu Val Ala Asn 490 495 500 505 gtc cta aaa agc tac att gga ttg ggc cac atc tat tcg ggg acc ttt 1589 Val Leu Lys Ser Tyr Ile Gly Leu Gly His Ile Tyr Ser Gly Thr Phe 510 515 520 gcc ctg att ggt gca gcg gct ttc ttg ggc ggg gtg gtc cgc atg acc 1637 Ala Leu Ile Gly Ala Ala Ala Phe Leu Gly Gly Val Val Arg Met Thr 525 530 535 atc agc ctc acg gtc atc ctg atc gag tcc acc aat gag atc acc tac 1685 Ile Ser Leu Thr Val Ile Leu Ile Glu Ser Thr Asn Glu Ile Thr Tyr 540 545 550 ggg ctc ccc atc atg gtc aca ctg atg gtg gcc aaa tgg aca ggg gac 1733 Gly Leu Pro Ile Met Val Thr Leu Met Val Ala Lys Trp Thr Gly Asp 555 560 565 ttt ttc aat aag ggc att tat gat atc cac gtg ggc ctg cga ggc gtg 1781 Phe Phe Asn Lys Gly Ile Tyr Asp Ile His Val Gly Leu Arg Gly Val 570 575 580 585 ccg ctt ctg gaa tgg gag aca gag gtg gaa atg gac aag ctg aga gcc 1829 Pro Leu Leu Glu Trp Glu Thr Glu Val Glu Met Asp Lys Leu Arg Ala 590 595 600 agc gac atc atg gag ccc aac ctg acc tac gtc tac ccg cac acc cgc 1877 Ser Asp Ile Met Glu Pro Asn Leu Thr Tyr Val Tyr Pro His Thr Arg 605 610 615 atc cag tct ctg gtg agc atc ctg cgc acc acg gtc cac cat gcc ttc 1925 Ile Gln Ser Leu Val Ser Ile Leu Arg Thr Thr Val His His Ala Phe 620 625 630 ccg gtg gtc aca gag aac cgc ggt aac gag aag gag ttc atg aag ggc 1973 Pro Val Val Thr Glu Asn Arg Gly Asn Glu Lys Glu Phe Met Lys Gly 635 640 645 aac cag ctc atc agc aac aac atc aag ttc aag aaa tcc agc atc ctc 2021 Asn Gln Leu Ile Ser Asn Asn Ile Lys Phe Lys Lys Ser Ser Ile Leu 650 655 660 665 acc cgg gct ggc gag cag cgc aaa cgg agc cag tcc atg aag tcc tac 2069 Thr Arg Ala Gly Glu Gln Arg Lys Arg Ser Gln Ser Met Lys Ser Tyr 670 675 680 cca tcc agc gag cta cgg aac atg tgt gat gag cac atc gcc tct gag 2117 Pro Ser Ser Glu Leu Arg Asn Met Cys Asp Glu His Ile Ala Ser Glu 685 690 695 gag cca gcc gag aag gag gac ctc ctg cag cag atg ctg gaa agg aga 2165 Glu Pro Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp Leu Leu Gln Gln Met Leu Glu Arg Arg 700 705 710 tac act ccc tac ccc aac cta tac cct gac cag tcc cca agt gaa gac 2213 Tyr Thr Pro Tyr Pro Asn Leu Tyr Pro Asp Gln Ser Pro Ser Glu Asp 715 720 725 tgg acc atg gag gag cgg ttc cgc cct ctg acc ttc cac ggc ctg atc 2261 Trp Thr Met Glu Glu Arg Phe Arg Pro Leu Thr Phe His Gly Leu Ile 730 735 740 745 ctt cgg tcg cag ctt gtc acc ctg ctt gtc cga gga gtt tgt tac tct 2309 Leu Arg Ser Gln Leu Val Thr Leu Leu Val Arg Gly Val Cys Tyr Ser 750 755 760 gaa agc cag tcg agc gcc agc cag ccg cgc ctc tcc tat gcc gag atg 2357 Glu Ser Gln Ser Ser Ala Ser Gln Pro Arg Leu Ser Tyr Ala Glu Met 765 770 775 gcc gag gac tac ccg cgg tac ccc gac atc cac gac ctg gac ctg acg 2405 Ala Glu Asp Tyr Pro Arg Tyr Pro Asp Ile His Asp Leu Asp Leu Thr 780 785 790 ctg ctc aac ccg cgc atg atc gtg gat gtc acc cca tac atg aac cct 2453 Leu Leu Asn Pro Arg Met Ile Val Asp Val Thr Pro Tyr Met Asn Pro 795 800 805 tcg cct ttc acc gtc tcg ccc aac acc cac gtc tcc caa gtc ttc aac 2501 Ser Pro Phe Thr Val Ser Pro Asn Thr His Val Ser Gln Val Phe Asn 810 815 820 825 ctg ttc aga acg atg ggc ctg cgc cac ctg ccc gtg gtg aac gct gtg 2549 Leu Phe Arg Thr Met Gly Leu Arg His Leu Pro Val Val Asn Ala Val 830 835 840 gga gag atc gtg ggg atc atc aca cgg cac aac ctc acc tat gaa ttt 2597 Gly Glu Ile Val Gly Ile Ile Thr Arg His Asn Leu Thr Tyr Glu Phe 845 850 855 ctg cag gcc cgg ctg agg cag cac tac cag acc atc tga cagcccagcc 2646 Leu Gln Ala Arg Leu Arg Gln His Tyr Gln Thr Ile 860 865 caccctctcc tggtgctgcc tggggaggca aatcatgctc actccggcgg gcacagctgg 2706 ctggggctgt tccggggcat ggaagattcc cagttaccca ctcactcaga aagccgggag 2766 tcatcggaca ccttgctggt cagaggccct gggggtggtt ttgaaccatc agagcttgga 2826 cttttctgac ttccccagca aggatcttcc cacttcctgc tccctgtgtt cccaccctcc 2886 agtgttggca caggcccacc cctggctcca ccagagccag aagcagaggt agaatcaggc 2946 gggccccggg ctgcactccg agcagtgttc ctggccatct ttgctacttt cctagagaac 3006 ccggctgttg ccttaaatgt gtgagaggga cttggccaag gcaaaagctg gggagatgcc 3066 agtgacaaca tacagttcat gactaggttt aggaattggg cactgagaaa attctcaata 3126 tttcagagag tccttccctt atttgggact cctaacacgg tatcctcgct agtttgtttt 3186 aagggaaaca ctctgctcct gggtgtgagc agaggctctg gtcttgccct gtggtttgac 3246 tctccttaga accaccgccc accagaaaca taaaggatta aaatcacact aataacccct 3306 ggatggtcaa tctgataata ggatcagatt tacgtctacc ctaattctta acattgcagc 3366 tttctctcca tctgcagatt attcccagtc tcccagtaac acgtttctac ccagatcctt 3426 tttcatttcc ttaagttttg atctccgtct tcctgatgaa gcaggcagag ctcagaggat 3486 cttggcatca cccaccaaag ttagctgaaa gcagggcact cctggataaa gcagcttcac 3546 tcaactctgg ggaatgctac catttttttt ccaaagtaga aaggaagcac ttctgagcca 3606 gtgaccactg aaaggtatgt gctatgataa agcagatggc ctatttgagg aagagggtgt 3666 ctgcccttca caaacacctc tctctcccct gcactagctg tcccaagctt acatacagag 3726 gcccttcagg agggcctcct gtgccgcagg gagggtgcgt ggggaagatg cttcctgcca 3786 gcacgtgcct gaaggtttca catgaagcat gggaagcgca ccctgtcgtt cagtgacgtc 3846 attcttctcc aggctggccc gccccctctg actaggcacc caaagtgagc atctgggcat 3906 tgggcattca tgcttatctt cccccacctt ctacatggta tcagtcccag caggcatccc 3966 tggggcagac gtgctttggc tcaagatggc cttcatttac gtttagtttt ttttaaaacc 4026 gtggaggttg cccacgggcc tcggcacctg gccctggcag cacagctctc aggcccagcc 4086 ctgggcgacc tccttggcca agtctgcctt tcaccctggg gtgagcatca gtcctggctc 4146 tgctggtcca gatcttgcgc tcagcacact ctagggaata attccactcc agagatgggg 4206 ctgcttcaag gtcttttcta gctgattgtg gcccctccat tttccccatt ttcttatctc 4266 cctgaccaaa attgctttga cttctaaatg tttctgcttc ccagaatgca cctgacttat 4326 gaaatgggga taatactccc aggaaatagc gcaggacatc acaaggacca aaaaggcaat 4386 tcttatttaa atgttactat ttggccagct gctgctgtgt tttatggcag tgttcagagc 4446 ttgatcacgt tatttcttcc ttttattaag aaggaagcca attgtccaag tcaggagaat 4506 ggtgtgatca cctgtcacag acactttgtc ccctctcccc gccccttcct ggagctggca 4566 gagctaacgc cctgcaggag gaccccggcc tctcgagggc tggatcagca gccgcctgcc 4626 ctgaggctgc cccggtgaat gttattggaa ttcatccctc gtgcacatcc tgttgtgttt 4686 aagtcaccag atattttgtt cccatcagtt tagcccagag atagacagta gaatgcaaat 4746 acctccctcc cctaaactga ctggacggct gccaaggagg ccccaaaccc aggccccatg 4806 caaaggcacg tggtttcctt ttctcctctc tctgcatctg cgctttccag ataagcccaa 4866 agacagcaac ttctccactc atgacaaatc aactgtgacc ctcgctcctt ccatttctgt 4926 ccattagaaa ccagcctttt cagcatctca cccattagca gccccatcac ccagtgatca 4986 gtcgcctcag taaagcagat ctgtggatgg ggagcctacg ggtggtaaga agtggtgttt 5046 tgtgtttcat ctccagcttg gtgttccatg gcccctaggc gaggtgatca gggagtgggg 5106 ccaatgggcc cccggccctg gctttgggac cttgtgctga gggatgattt gctcctgacc 5166 ttgattaact taacagttcc cagctggaag ggacactttc aggacccagt ccactgtatg 5226 gcatttgtga tgcagaatta tgcactgaca tgaccctggg tgacaggaaa gcctttcgag 5286 aggcccaagg tggcctcgcc agccctgcag tattgatgtg cagtattgca ccacagctct 5346 gcggaccttg gccattgccg cagtcgcagc ttcctttttt ctgtttgcac tgtttgtttg 5406 tatgatgtta gctaattcca ctgtgtatat aaattgtatt ttttttaatt tgtaaaatgc 5466 tatttttatt tgaacctttg gaacttggga gttctcattg taaccctaac atgtgagaat 5526 aaaatgtctt ctgtc 5541 10 869 PRT Homo sapiens 10 Met Ala Gly Cys Arg Gly Ser Leu Cys Cys Cys Cys Arg Trp Cys Cys 1 5 10 15 Cys Cys Gly Glu Arg Glu Thr Arg Thr Pro Glu Glu Leu Thr Ile Leu 20 25 30 Gly Glu Thr Gln Glu Glu Glu Asp Glu Ile Leu Pro Arg Lys Asp Tyr 35 40 45 Glu Ser Leu Asp Tyr Asp Arg Cys Ile Asn Asp Pro Tyr Leu Glu Val 50 55 60 Leu Glu Thr Met Asp Asn Lys Lys Gly Arg Arg Tyr Glu Ala Val Lys 65 70 75 80 Trp Met Val Val Phe Ala Ile Gly Val Cys Thr Gly Leu Val Gly Leu 85 90 95 Phe Val Asp Phe Phe Val Arg Leu Phe Thr Gln Leu Lys Phe Gly Val 100 105 110 Val Gln Thr Ser Val Glu Glu Cys Ser Gln Lys Gly Cys Leu Ala Leu 115 120 125 Ser Leu Leu Glu Leu Leu Gly Phe Asn Leu Thr Phe Val Phe Leu Ala 130 135 140 Ser Leu Leu Val Leu Ile Glu Pro Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro 145 150 155 160 Glu Val Lys Cys Tyr Leu Asn Gly Val Lys Val Pro Gly Ile Val Arg 165 170 175 Leu Arg Thr Leu Leu Cys Lys Val Leu Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Val Ala 180 185 190 Gly Gly Leu Phe Val Gly Lys Glu Gly Pro Met Ile His Ser Gly Ser 195 200 205 Val Val Gly Ala Gly Leu Pro Gln Phe Gln Ser Ile Ser Leu Arg Lys 210 215 220 Ile Gln Phe Asn Phe Pro Tyr Phe Arg Ser Asp Arg Asp Lys Arg Asp 225 230 235 240 Phe Val Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Val Ala Ala Ala Phe Gly Ala 245 250 255 Pro Ile Gly Gly Thr Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Gly Ser Ser Phe Trp 260 265 270 Asn Gln Gly Leu Thr Trp Lys Val Leu Phe Cys Ser Met Ser Ala Thr 275 280 285 Phe Thr Leu Asn Phe Phe Arg Ser Gly Ile Gln Phe Gly Ser Trp Gly 290 295 300 Ser Phe Gln Leu Pro Gly Leu Leu Asn Phe Gly Glu Phe Lys Cys Ser 305 310 315 320 Asp Ser Asp Lys Lys Cys His Leu Trp Thr Ala Met Asp Leu Gly Phe 325 330 335 Phe Val Val Met Gly Val Ile Gly Gly Leu Leu Gly Ala Thr Phe Asn 340 345 350 Cys Leu Asn Lys Arg Leu Ala Lys Tyr Arg Met Arg Asn Val His Pro 355 360 365 Lys Pro Lys Leu Val Arg Val Leu Glu Ser Leu Leu Val Ser Leu Val 370 375 380 Thr Thr Val Val Val Phe Val Ala Ser Met Val Leu Gly Glu Cys Arg 385 390 395 400 Gln Met Ser Ser Ser Ser Gln Ile Gly Asn Asp Ser Phe Gln Leu Gln 405 410 415 Val Thr Glu Asp Val Asn Ser Ser Ile Lys Thr Phe Phe Cys Pro Asn 420 425 430 Asp Thr Tyr Asn Asp Met Ala Thr Leu Phe Phe Asn Pro Gln Glu Ser 435 440 445 Ala Ile Leu Gln Leu Phe His Gln Asp Gly Thr Phe Ser Pro Val Thr 450 455 460 Leu Ala Leu Phe Phe Val Leu Tyr Phe Leu Leu Ala Cys Trp Thr Tyr 465 470 475 480 Gly Ile Ser Val Pro Ser Gly Leu Phe Val Pro Ser Leu Leu Cys Gly 485 490 495 Ala Ala Phe Gly Arg Leu Val Ala Asn Val Leu Lys Ser Tyr Ile Gly 500 505 510 Leu Gly His Ile Tyr Ser Gly Thr Phe Ala Leu Ile Gly Ala Ala Ala 515 520 525 Phe Leu Gly Gly Val Val Arg Met Thr Ile Ser Leu Thr Val Ile Leu 530 535 540 Ile Glu Ser Thr Asn Glu Ile Thr Tyr Gly Leu Pro Ile Met Val Thr 545 550 555 560 Leu Met Val Ala Lys Trp Thr Gly Asp Phe Phe Asn Lys Gly Ile Tyr 565 570 575 Asp Ile His Val Gly Leu Arg Gly Val Pro Leu Leu Glu Trp Glu Thr 580 585 590 Glu Val Glu Met Asp Lys Leu Arg Ala Ser Asp Ile Met Glu Pro Asn 595 600 605 Leu Thr Tyr Val Tyr Pro His Thr Arg Ile Gln Ser Leu Val Ser Ile 610 615 620 Leu Arg Thr Thr Val His His Ala Phe Pro Val Val Thr Glu Asn Arg 625 630 635 640 Gly Asn Glu Lys Glu Phe Met Lys Gly Asn Gln Leu Ile Ser Asn Asn 645 650 655 Ile Lys Phe Lys Lys Ser Ser Ile Leu Thr Arg Ala Gly Glu Gln Arg 660 665 670 Lys Arg Ser Gln Ser Met Lys Ser Tyr Pro Ser Ser Glu Leu Arg Asn 675 680 685 Met Cys Asp Glu His Ile Ala Ser Glu Glu Pro Ala Glu Lys Glu Asp 690 695 700 Leu Leu Gln Gln Met Leu Glu Arg Arg Tyr Thr Pro Tyr Pro Asn Leu 705 710 715 720 Tyr Pro Asp Gln Ser Pro Ser Glu Asp Trp Thr Met Glu Glu Arg Phe 725 730 735 Arg Pro Leu Thr Phe His Gly Leu Ile Leu Arg Ser Gln Leu Val Thr 740 745 750 Leu Leu Val Arg Gly Val Cys Tyr Ser Glu Ser Gln Ser Ser Ala Ser 755 760 765 Gln Pro Arg Leu Ser Tyr Ala Glu Met Ala Glu Asp Tyr Pro Arg Tyr 770 775 780 Pro Asp Ile His Asp Leu Asp Leu Thr Leu Leu Asn Pro Arg Met Ile 785 790 795 800 Val Asp Val Thr Pro Tyr Met Asn Pro Ser Pro Phe Thr Val Ser Pro 805 810 815 Asn Thr His Val Ser Gln Val Phe Asn Leu Phe Arg Thr Met Gly Leu 820 825 830 Arg His Leu Pro Val Val Asn Ala Val Gly Glu Ile Val Gly Ile Ile 835 840 845 Thr Arg His Asn Leu Thr Tyr Glu Phe Leu Gln Ala Arg Leu Arg Gln 850 855 860 His Tyr Gln Thr Ile 865 11 2750 DNA Rattus norvegicus CDS (69)..(2480) ClC-7 11 ggggcgcggg tcacgggaac gctgccgggc tgccggctgt tcttgtggag tttggtcctc 60 agtgggcc atg gcc aac gtt tct aag aaa gtg tct tgg tcc ggc cga gat 110 Met Ala Asn Val Ser Lys Lys Val Ser Trp Ser Gly Arg Asp 1 5 10 cgc gat gac gag gag ggg gcg ccg ctg ctt cga agg acg ggg caa cct 158 Arg Asp Asp Glu Glu Gly Ala Pro Leu Leu Arg Arg Thr Gly Gln Pro 15 20 25 30 gac gag gag acg ccg ctg ctg aac gga gcc ggg ccg ggc gcg cgc cag 206 Asp Glu Glu Thr Pro Leu Leu Asn Gly Ala Gly Pro Gly Ala Arg Gln 35 40 45 tct cat tct gca ctt ttc cga att gga cag atg aac aac gtg gag ctg 254 Ser His Ser Ala Leu Phe Arg Ile Gly Gln Met Asn Asn Val Glu Leu 50 55 60 gat gat gaa ctc ctg gac ccg gaa gtg gac cct cct cac acc ttc ccc 302 Asp Asp Glu Leu Leu Asp Pro Glu Val Asp Pro Pro His Thr Phe Pro 65 70 75 aag gag att cca cac aac gag aag ctc ctc tcc ctc aag tat gag agc 350 Lys Glu Ile Pro His Asn Glu Lys Leu Leu Ser Leu Lys Tyr Glu Ser 80 85 90 ctg gac tat gac aat agt gag aat cag ctc ttc ctg gag gag gaa aga 398 Leu Asp Tyr Asp Asn Ser Glu Asn Gln Leu Phe Leu Glu Glu Glu Arg 95 100 105 110 cga atc aac cac acg gct ttc cgg aca gtg gag atc aag cgc tgg gtt 446 Arg Ile Asn His Thr Ala Phe Arg Thr Val Glu Ile Lys Arg Trp Val 115 120 125 atc tgt gcc ctc att gga atc ctc aca ggc cta gta gcc tgc ttc att 494 Ile Cys Ala Leu Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Gly Leu Val Ala Cys Phe Ile 130 135 140 gac att gta gtg gag aac ctg gca ggc ctc aag tac cga gtc atc aag 542 Asp Ile Val Val Glu Asn Leu Ala Gly Leu Lys Tyr Arg Val Ile Lys 145 150 155 gac aac atc gac aag ttc aca gag aag ggc ggc ctg tcc ttc tcc ctc 590 Asp Asn Ile Asp Lys Phe Thr Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ser Phe Ser Leu 160 165 170 ctg ctg tgg gcc aca ctg aac tct gcc ttc gtg ctc gtg ggg tct gtg 638 Leu Leu Trp Ala Thr Leu Asn Ser Ala Phe Val Leu Val Gly Ser Val 175 180 185 190 att gtg gcc ttc ata gag cca gtt gct gct ggc agc gga atc cct cag 686 Ile Val Ala Phe Ile Glu Pro Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Gln 195 200 205 atc aag tgc ttc ctc aat ggg gtg aag atc ccc cac gtg gtg cgg ctc 734 Ile Lys Cys Phe Leu Asn Gly Val Lys Ile Pro His Val Val Arg Leu 210 215 220 aag acg ctg gtg atc aag gtg tct ggc gtg att ctg tct gtg gta ggg 782 Lys Thr Leu Val Ile Lys Val Ser Gly Val Ile Leu Ser Val Val Gly 225 230 235 gga ctg gct gtg gga aag gaa ggg cca atg atc cac tca gga tcc gtg 830 Gly Leu Ala Val Gly Lys Glu Gly Pro Met Ile His Ser Gly Ser Val 240 245 250 att gct gca ggg att tca cag gga agg tcg acg tca ctc aag cga gat 878 Ile Ala Ala Gly Ile Ser Gln Gly Arg Ser Thr Ser Leu Lys Arg Asp 255 260 265 270 ttt aag atc ttt gaa tat ttc cgc aga gat aca gag aag cgg gat ttt 926 Phe Lys Ile Phe Glu Tyr Phe Arg Arg Asp Thr Glu Lys Arg Asp Phe 275 280 285 gtc tca gct gga gct gca gct gga gtg tct gct gcg ttt gga gca cct 974 Val Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Ala Ala Phe Gly Ala Pro 290 295 300 gtg ggt ggg gtc ctg ttc agc ctg gaa gag ggc gcc tcc ttc tgg aat 1022 Val Gly Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Gly Ala Ser Phe Trp Asn 305 310 315 cag ttc ctg aca tgg aga att ttc ttt gct tcc atg att tcg acc ttt 1070 Gln Phe Leu Thr Trp Arg Ile Phe Phe Ala Ser Met Ile Ser Thr Phe 320 325 330 aca ctg aat ttt gtt ctg agc atc tac cat gga aac atg tgg gac ctg 1118 Thr Leu Asn Phe Val Leu Ser Ile Tyr His Gly Asn Met Trp Asp Leu 335 340 345 350 tcc agc cct ggc ctc ata aat ttt gga aga ttc gac tca gag aaa atg 1166 Ser Ser Pro Gly Leu Ile Asn Phe Gly Arg Phe Asp Ser Glu Lys Met 355 360 365 gcc tac aca atc cat gag att cct gtc ttc atc gcc atg ggt gtg gtg 1214 Ala Tyr Thr Ile His Glu Ile Pro Val Phe Ile Ala Met Gly Val Val 370 375 380 ggt ggc att ctt gga gcc gtg ttc aat gcc ttg aat tac tgg cta act 1262 Gly Gly Ile Leu Gly Ala Val Phe Asn Ala Leu Asn Tyr Trp Leu Thr 385 390 395 atg ttt cga atc agg tac atc cac cgg ccc tgc ctc caa gtg att gag 1310 Met Phe Arg Ile Arg Tyr Ile His Arg Pro Cys Leu Gln Val Ile Glu 400 405 410 gcc atg ctg gtg gca gct gtc aca gcc aca gtt gca ttt gtc ttg att 1358 Ala Met Leu Val Ala Ala Val Thr Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Val Leu Ile 415 420 425 430 tac tcg tct cga gat tgc cag ccc ctg cag ggg agc tcc atg tcc tac 1406 Tyr Ser Ser Arg Asp Cys Gln Pro Leu Gln Gly Ser Ser Met Ser Tyr 435 440 445 cca ctc cag ctc ttc tgt gca gat ggc gaa tac aac tca atg gcc gca 1454 Pro Leu Gln Leu Phe Cys Ala Asp Gly Glu Tyr Asn Ser Met Ala Ala 450 455 460 gcc ttc ttt aac acc cct gag aag agc gtc gtc agc ctg ttc cac gac 1502 Ala Phe Phe Asn Thr Pro Glu Lys Ser Val Val Ser Leu Phe His Asp 465 470 475 cca cca ggc tcc tat aat ccc atg act ctc ggc ctg ttc acc ctg gtc 1550 Pro Pro Gly Ser Tyr Asn Pro Met Thr Leu Gly Leu Phe Thr Leu Val 480 485 490 tac ttc ttc ctg gcc tgc tgg acc tat ggc ctc aca gta tct gct ggt 1598 Tyr Phe Phe Leu Ala Cys Trp Thr Tyr Gly Leu Thr Val Ser Ala Gly 495 500 505 510 gtc ttc atc cca tcc ctg ctc att ggg gct gcc tgg ggc cga ctc ttt 1646 Val Phe Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Ile Gly Ala Ala Trp Gly Arg Leu Phe 515 520 525 ggc atc tcc atg tcc tac ctc aca gga gca gcg atc tgg gca gat ccg 1694 Gly Ile Ser Met Ser Tyr Leu Thr Gly Ala Ala Ile Trp Ala Asp Pro 530 535 540 ggt aaa tac gcc ctg atg gga gct gct gct cag ctt ggt ggg atc gtg 1742 Gly Lys Tyr Ala Leu Met Gly Ala Ala Ala Gln Leu Gly Gly Ile Val 545 550 555 agg atg acc ctt agc ctg aca gtc atc atg atg gag gcc acc agc aac 1790 Arg Met Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Val Ile Met Met Glu Ala Thr Ser Asn 560 565 570 gtg acc tac ggt ttt ccc atc atg ttg gtg ctg atg act gcc aag att 1838 Val Thr Tyr Gly Phe Pro Ile Met Leu Val Leu Met Thr Ala Lys Ile 575 580 585 590 gtg ggt gat gtc ttc att gag ggc ctc tat gac atg cac atc cag ctg 1886 Val Gly Asp Val Phe Ile Glu Gly Leu Tyr Asp Met His Ile Gln Leu 595 600 605 caa agt gtg ccc ttc cta cac tgg gaa gcc ccg gtc acc tca cat tcg 1934 Gln Ser Val Pro Phe Leu His Trp Glu Ala Pro Val Thr Ser His Ser 610 615 620 ctc act gcc agg gaa gta atg agc acg cct gtg acc tgc ctg agg agg 1982 Leu Thr Ala Arg Glu Val Met Ser Thr Pro Val Thr Cys Leu Arg Arg 625 630 635 aga gag aag gtt ggc atc atc gtg gat gtc cta agt gac aca gcg tct 2030 Arg Glu Lys Val Gly Ile Ile Val Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Thr Ala Ser 640 645 650 aat cac aat ggg ttc cct gtg gtg gag gat gta gga gac acc cag cca 2078 Asn His Asn Gly Phe Pro Val Val Glu Asp Val Gly Asp Thr Gln Pro 655 660 665 670 gcc aga ctc caa ggc cta atc ctg cgt tcc cag ctc atc gtg ctc ctg 2126 Ala Arg Leu Gln Gly Leu Ile Leu Arg Ser Gln Leu Ile Val Leu Leu 675 680 685 aag cac aag gtg ttt gtg gag agg tcc aac atg ggt ttg gtg cag cgg 2174 Lys His Lys Val Phe Val Glu Arg Ser Asn Met Gly Leu Val Gln Arg 690 695 700 aga ctg agg ctg aaa gac ttt cgc gat gcc tac cca cgc ttc ccc cca 2222 Arg Leu Arg Leu Lys Asp Phe Arg Asp Ala Tyr Pro Arg Phe Pro Pro 705 710 715 atc cag tcc atc cac gta tcc cag gat gag cgg gag tgc acc atg gac 2270 Ile Gln Ser Ile His Val Ser Gln Asp Glu Arg Glu Cys Thr Met Asp 720 725 730 ctt tct gag ttc atg aac cct tct ccc tac act gtg cca cag gag gca 2318 Leu Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Pro Ser Pro Tyr Thr Val Pro Gln Glu Ala 735 740 745 750 tct ctt cct cga gtg ttc aag ctg ttc cgg gct ctg ggc ctg agg cac 2366 Ser Leu Pro Arg Val Phe Lys Leu Phe Arg Ala Leu Gly Leu Arg His 755 760 765 ctg gtc gta gta gac aac cac aat cag gtg gtc ggg ctg gtg acc agg 2414 Leu Val Val Val Asp Asn His Asn Gln Val Val Gly Leu Val Thr Arg 770 775 780 aag gac cta gca aga tac cgc cta gga aaa gga ggc cta gaa gag ctt 2462 Lys Asp Leu Ala Arg Tyr Arg Leu Gly Lys Gly Gly Leu Glu Glu Leu 785 790 795 tca ctg gcc cag acg tga gggctggccc ccacccttgg gcagcggcac 2510 Ser Leu Ala Gln Thr 800 cccggcccct ctgcacctcc tcccagggtc cctggtctca gccaaagcct tgccctgggc 2570 agtgcagcaa caggagcaaa tgccctcccc gggcttggct ggtgtggggc ccagaccctt 2630 tgtcctgggc agttggttta catcatcagc atttccctat tccctgaacc tgcagtcctc 2690 agacttgtcc cactcctggg tcccttctcc caggatgtaa agtgtgtttt cacacccctt 2750 12 803 PRT Rattus norvegicus 12 Met Ala Asn Val Ser Lys Lys Val Ser Trp Ser Gly Arg Asp Arg Asp 1 5 10 15 Asp Glu Glu Gly Ala Pro Leu Leu Arg Arg Thr Gly Gln Pro Asp Glu 20 25 30 Glu Thr Pro Leu Leu Asn Gly Ala Gly Pro Gly Ala Arg Gln Ser His 35 40 45 Ser Ala Leu Phe Arg Ile Gly Gln Met Asn Asn Val Glu Leu Asp Asp 50 55 60 Glu Leu Leu Asp Pro Glu Val Asp Pro Pro His Thr Phe Pro Lys Glu 65 70 75 80 Ile Pro His Asn Glu Lys Leu Leu Ser Leu Lys Tyr Glu Ser Leu Asp 85 90 95 Tyr Asp Asn Ser Glu Asn Gln Leu Phe Leu Glu Glu Glu Arg Arg Ile 100 105 110 Asn His Thr Ala Phe Arg Thr Val Glu Ile Lys Arg Trp Val Ile Cys 115 120 125 Ala Leu Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Gly Leu Val Ala Cys Phe Ile Asp Ile 130 135 140 Val Val Glu Asn Leu Ala Gly Leu Lys Tyr Arg Val Ile Lys Asp Asn 145 150 155 160 Ile Asp Lys Phe Thr Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ser Phe Ser Leu Leu Leu 165 170 175 Trp Ala Thr Leu Asn Ser Ala Phe Val Leu Val Gly Ser Val Ile Val 180 185 190 Ala Phe Ile Glu Pro Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Gln Ile Lys 195 200 205 Cys Phe Leu Asn Gly Val Lys Ile Pro His Val Val Arg Leu Lys Thr 210 215 220 Leu Val Ile Lys Val Ser Gly Val Ile Leu Ser Val Val Gly Gly Leu 225 230 235 240 Ala Val Gly Lys Glu Gly Pro Met Ile His Ser Gly Ser Val Ile Ala 245 250 255 Ala Gly Ile Ser Gln Gly Arg Ser Thr Ser Leu Lys Arg Asp Phe Lys 260 265 270 Ile Phe Glu Tyr Phe Arg Arg Asp Thr Glu Lys Arg Asp Phe Val Ser 275 280 285 Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Ala Ala Phe Gly Ala Pro Val Gly 290 295 300 Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Gly Ala Ser Phe Trp Asn Gln Phe 305 310 315 320 Leu Thr Trp Arg Ile Phe Phe Ala Ser Met Ile Ser Thr Phe Thr Leu 325 330 335 Asn Phe Val Leu Ser Ile Tyr His Gly Asn Met Trp Asp Leu Ser Ser 340 345 350 Pro Gly Leu Ile Asn Phe Gly Arg Phe Asp Ser Glu Lys Met Ala Tyr 355 360 365 Thr Ile His Glu Ile Pro Val Phe Ile Ala Met Gly Val Val Gly Gly 370 375 380 Ile Leu Gly Ala Val Phe Asn Ala Leu Asn Tyr Trp Leu Thr Met Phe 385 390 395 400 Arg Ile Arg Tyr Ile His Arg Pro Cys Leu Gln Val Ile Glu Ala Met 405 410 415 Leu Val Ala Ala Val Thr Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Val Leu Ile Tyr Ser 420 425 430 Ser Arg Asp Cys Gln Pro Leu Gln Gly Ser Ser Met Ser Tyr Pro Leu 435 440 445 Gln Leu Phe Cys Ala Asp Gly Glu Tyr Asn Ser Met Ala Ala Ala Phe 450 455 460 Phe Asn Thr Pro Glu Lys Ser Val Val Ser Leu Phe His Asp Pro Pro 465 470 475 480 Gly Ser Tyr Asn Pro Met Thr Leu Gly Leu Phe Thr Leu Val Tyr Phe 485 490 495 Phe Leu Ala Cys Trp Thr Tyr Gly Leu Thr Val Ser Ala Gly Val Phe 500 505 510 Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Ile Gly Ala Ala Trp Gly Arg Leu Phe Gly Ile 515 520 525 Ser Met Ser Tyr Leu Thr Gly Ala Ala Ile Trp Ala Asp Pro Gly Lys 530 535 540 Tyr Ala Leu Met Gly Ala Ala Ala Gln Leu Gly Gly Ile Val Arg Met 545 550 555 560 Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Val Ile Met Met Glu Ala Thr Ser Asn Val Thr 565 570 575 Tyr Gly Phe Pro Ile Met Leu Val Leu Met Thr Ala Lys Ile Val Gly 580 585 590 Asp Val Phe Ile Glu Gly Leu Tyr Asp Met His Ile Gln Leu Gln Ser 595 600 605 Val Pro Phe Leu His Trp Glu Ala Pro Val Thr Ser His Ser Leu Thr 610 615 620 Ala Arg Glu Val Met Ser Thr Pro Val Thr Cys Leu Arg Arg Arg Glu 625 630 635 640 Lys Val Gly Ile Ile Val Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Thr Ala Ser Asn His 645 650 655 Asn Gly Phe Pro Val Val Glu Asp Val Gly Asp Thr Gln Pro Ala Arg 660 665 670 Leu Gln Gly Leu Ile Leu Arg Ser Gln Leu Ile Val Leu Leu Lys His 675 680 685 Lys Val Phe Val Glu Arg Ser Asn Met Gly Leu Val Gln Arg Arg Leu 690 695 700 Arg Leu Lys Asp Phe Arg Asp Ala Tyr Pro Arg Phe Pro Pro Ile Gln 705 710 715 720 Ser Ile His Val Ser Gln Asp Glu Arg Glu Cys Thr Met Asp Leu Ser 725 730 735 Glu Phe Met Asn Pro Ser Pro Tyr Thr Val Pro Gln Glu Ala Ser Leu 740 745 750 Pro Arg Val Phe Lys Leu Phe Arg Ala Leu Gly Leu Arg His Leu Val 755 760 765 Val Val Asp Asn His Asn Gln Val Val Gly Leu Val Thr Arg Lys Asp 770 775 780 Leu Ala Arg Tyr Arg Leu Gly Lys Gly Gly Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Leu 785 790 795 800 Ala Gln Thr 13 2393 DNA Homo sapiens CDS (1)..(2370) ClC-7 13 gac gag gag gcg gcg ccg ctg ctg cgg agg acg gcg cgg ccc ggc ggg 48 Asp Glu Glu Ala Ala Pro Leu Leu Arg Arg Thr Ala Arg Pro Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 ggg acg ccg ctg ctg aac ggg gct ggg ccc ggg gct gcg cgc cag tca 96 Gly Thr Pro Leu Leu Asn Gly Ala Gly Pro Gly Ala Ala Arg Gln Ser 20 25 30 cca cgt tct gcg ctt ttc cga gtc gga cat atg agc agc gtg gag ctg 144 Pro Arg Ser Ala Leu Phe Arg Val Gly His Met Ser Ser Val Glu Leu 35 40 45 gat gat gaa ctt ttg gac ccg gat atg gac cct cca cat ccc ttc ccc 192 Asp Asp Glu Leu Leu Asp Pro Asp Met Asp Pro Pro His Pro Phe Pro 50 55 60 aag gag atc cca cac aac gag aag ctc ctg tcc ctc aag tat gag agc 240 Lys Glu Ile Pro His Asn Glu Lys Leu Leu Ser Leu Lys Tyr Glu Ser 65 70 75 80 ttg gac tat gac aac agt gag aac cag ctg ttc ctg gag gag gag cgg 288 Leu Asp Tyr Asp Asn Ser Glu Asn Gln Leu Phe Leu Glu Glu Glu Arg 85 90 95 cgg atc aat cac acg gcc ttc cgg acg gtg gag atc aag cgc tgg gtc 336 Arg Ile Asn His Thr Ala Phe Arg Thr Val Glu Ile Lys Arg Trp Val 100 105 110 atc tgc gcc ctc att ggg atc ctc acg ggc ctc gtg gcc tgc ttc att 384 Ile Cys Ala Leu Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Gly Leu Val Ala Cys Phe Ile 115 120 125 gac atc gtg gtg gaa aac ctg gct ggc ctc aag tac agg gtc atc aag 432 Asp Ile Val Val Glu Asn Leu Ala Gly Leu Lys Tyr Arg Val Ile Lys 130 135 140 ggc aat atc gac aag ttc aca gag aag ggc gga ctg tcc ttc tcc ctg 480 Gly Asn Ile Asp Lys Phe Thr Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ser Phe Ser Leu 145 150 155 160 ttg ctg tgg gcc acg ctg aac gcc gcc ttc gtg ctc gtg ggc tct gtg 528 Leu Leu Trp Ala Thr Leu Asn Ala Ala Phe Val Leu Val Gly Ser Val 165 170 175 att gtg gct ttc ata gag ccg gtg gct gct ggc agc gga atc ccc cag 576 Ile Val Ala Phe Ile Glu Pro Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Gln 180 185 190 atc aag tgc ttc ctc aac ggg gtg aag atc ccc cac gtg gtg cgg ctc 624 Ile Lys Cys Phe Leu Asn Gly Val Lys Ile Pro His Val Val Arg Leu 195 200 205 aag acg ttg gtg atc aaa gtg tcc ggt gtg atc ctg tcc gtg gtc ggg 672 Lys Thr Leu Val Ile Lys Val Ser Gly Val Ile Leu Ser Val Val Gly 210 215 220 ggc ctg gcc gtg gga aag gaa ggg ccg atg atc cac tca ggt tca gtg 720 Gly Leu Ala Val Gly Lys Glu Gly Pro Met Ile His Ser Gly Ser Val 225 230 235 240 att gcc gcc ggg atc tct cag gga agg tca agc tca ctg aaa cga gat 768 Ile Ala Ala Gly Ile Ser Gln Gly Arg Ser Ser Ser Leu Lys Arg Asp 245 250 255 ttc aag atc ttc gag tac ctc cgc aga gac aca gag aag cgg gac ttc 816 Phe Lys Ile Phe Glu Tyr Leu Arg Arg Asp Thr Glu Lys Arg Asp Phe 260 265 270 gtc tcc gca ggg gct gcg gcc gga gtg tca gcg gcg ttt gga gcc ccc 864 Val Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Ala Ala Phe Gly Ala Pro 275 280 285 gtg ggt ggg gtc ctg ttc agc ttg gag gag ggt gcg tcc ttc tgg aac 912 Val Gly Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Gly Ala Ser Phe Trp Asn 290 295 300 cag ttc ctg acc tgg agg atc ttc ttt gct tcc atg atc tcc acg ttc 960 Gln Phe Leu Thr Trp Arg Ile Phe Phe Ala Ser Met Ile Ser Thr Phe 305 310 315 320 acc ctg aat ttt gtt ctg agc att tac cac ggg aac atg tgg gac ctg 1008 Thr Leu Asn Phe Val Leu Ser Ile Tyr His Gly Asn Met Trp Asp Leu 325 330 335 tcc agc cca ggc ctc atc aac ttc gga agg ttt gac tcg gag aaa atg 1056 Ser Ser Pro Gly Leu Ile Asn Phe Gly Arg Phe Asp Ser Glu Lys Met 340 345 350 gcc tac acg atc cac gag atc ccg gtc ttc atc gcc atg ggc gtg gtg 1104 Ala Tyr Thr Ile His Glu Ile Pro Val Phe Ile Ala Met Gly Val Val 355 360 365 ggc ggt gtg ctt gga gca gtg ttc aat gcc ttg aac tac tgg ctg acc 1152 Gly Gly Val Leu Gly Ala Val Phe Asn Ala Leu Asn Tyr Trp Leu Thr 370 375 380 atg ttt cga atc agg tac atc cac cgg ccc tgc ctg cag gtg att gag 1200 Met Phe Arg Ile Arg Tyr Ile His Arg Pro Cys Leu Gln Val Ile Glu 385 390 395 400 gcc gtg ctg gtg gcc gcc gtc acg gcc aca gtt gcc ttc gtg ctg atc 1248 Ala Val Leu Val Ala Ala Val Thr Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Val Leu Ile 405 410 415 tac tcg tcg cgg gat tgc cag ccc ctg cag ggg ggc tcc atg tcc tac 1296 Tyr Ser Ser Arg Asp Cys Gln Pro Leu Gln Gly Gly Ser Met Ser Tyr 420 425 430 ccg ctg cag ctc ttt tgt gca gat ggc gag tac aac tcc atg gct gcg 1344 Pro Leu Gln Leu Phe Cys Ala Asp Gly Glu Tyr Asn Ser Met Ala Ala 435 440 445 gcc ttc ttc aac acc ccg gag aag agc gtg gtg agc ctc ttc cac gac 1392 Ala Phe Phe Asn Thr Pro Glu Lys Ser Val Val Ser Leu Phe His Asp 450 455 460 ccg cca ggc tcc tac aac ccc ctg acc ctc ggc ctg ttc acg ctg gtc 1440 Pro Pro Gly Ser Tyr Asn Pro Leu Thr Leu Gly Leu Phe Thr Leu Val 465 470 475 480 tac ttc ttc ctg gcc tgc tgg acc tac ggg ctc acg gtg tct gcc ggg 1488 Tyr Phe Phe Leu Ala Cys Trp Thr Tyr Gly Leu Thr Val Ser Ala Gly 485 490 495 gtc ttc atc ccg tcc ctg ctc atc ggg gct gcc tgg ggc cgg ctc ttt 1536 Val Phe Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Ile Gly Ala Ala Trp Gly Arg Leu Phe 500 505 510 ggg atc tcc ctg tcc tac ctc acg ggg gcg gcg atc tgg gcg gac ccc 1584 Gly Ile Ser Leu Ser Tyr Leu Thr Gly Ala Ala Ile Trp Ala Asp Pro 515 520 525 ggc aaa tac gcc ctg atg gga gct gct gcc cag ctg ggc ggg att gtg 1632 Gly Lys Tyr Ala Leu Met Gly Ala Ala Ala Gln Leu Gly Gly Ile Val 530 535 540 cgg atg aca ctg agc ctg acc gtc atc atg atg gag gcc acc agc aac 1680 Arg Met Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Val Ile Met Met Glu Ala Thr Ser Asn 545 550 555 560 gtg acc tac ggc ttc ccc atc atg ctg gtg ctc atg acc gcc aag atc 1728 Val Thr Tyr Gly Phe Pro Ile Met Leu Val Leu Met Thr Ala Lys Ile 565 570 575 gtg ggc gac gtc ttc att gag ggc ctg tac gac atg cac att cag ctg 1776 Val Gly Asp Val Phe Ile Glu Gly Leu Tyr Asp Met His Ile Gln Leu 580 585 590 cag agt gtg ccc ttc ctg cac tgg gag gcc ccg gtc acc tca cac tca 1824 Gln Ser Val Pro Phe Leu His Trp Glu Ala Pro Val Thr Ser His Ser 595 600 605 ctc act gcc agg gag gtg atg agc aca cca gtg acc tgc ctg agg cgg 1872 Leu Thr Ala Arg Glu Val Met Ser Thr Pro Val Thr Cys Leu Arg Arg 610 615 620 cgt gag aag gtc ggc gtc att gtg gac gtg ctg agc gac acg gcg tcc 1920 Arg Glu Lys Val Gly Val Ile Val Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Thr Ala Ser 625 630 635 640 aat cac aac ggc ttc ccc gtg gtg gag cat gcc gat gac acc cag cct 1968 Asn His Asn Gly Phe Pro Val Val Glu His Ala Asp Asp Thr Gln Pro 645 650 655 gcc cgg ctc cag ggc ctg atc ctg cgc tcc cag ctc atc gtt ctc cta 2016 Ala Arg Leu Gln Gly Leu Ile Leu Arg Ser Gln Leu Ile Val Leu Leu 660 665 670 aag cac aag gtg ttt gtg gag cgg tcc aac ctg ggc ctg gta cag cgg 2064 Lys His Lys Val Phe Val Glu Arg Ser Asn Leu Gly Leu Val Gln Arg 675 680 685 cgc ctg agg ctg aag gac ttc cga gac gcc tac ccg cgc ttc cca ccc 2112 Arg Leu Arg Leu Lys Asp Phe Arg Asp Ala Tyr Pro Arg Phe Pro Pro 690 695 700 atc cag tcc atc cac gtg tcc cag gac gag cgg gag tgc acc atg gac 2160 Ile Gln Ser Ile His Val Ser Gln Asp Glu Arg Glu Cys Thr Met Asp 705 710 715 720 ctc tcc gag ttc atg aac ccc tcc ccc tac acg gtg ccc cag gag gcg 2208 Leu Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Pro Ser Pro Tyr Thr Val Pro Gln Glu Ala 725 730 735 tcg ctc cca cgg gtg ttc aag ctg ttc cgg gcc ctg ggc ctg cgg cac 2256 Ser Leu Pro Arg Val Phe Lys Leu Phe Arg Ala Leu Gly Leu Arg His 740 745 750 ctg gtg gtg gtg gac aac cgc aat cag gtt gtc ggg ttg gtg acc agg 2304 Leu Val Val Val Asp Asn Arg Asn Gln Val Val Gly Leu Val Thr Arg 755 760 765 aag gac ctc gcc agg tac cgc ctg gga aag aga ggc ttg gag gag ctc 2352 Lys Asp Leu Ala Arg Tyr Arg Leu Gly Lys Arg Gly Leu Glu Glu Leu 770 775 780 tcg ctg gcc cag acg tga ggcccagccc tgcccataat ggg 2393 Ser Leu Ala Gln Thr 785 14 789 PRT Homo sapiens 14 Asp Glu Glu Ala Ala Pro Leu Leu Arg Arg Thr Ala Arg Pro Gly Gly 1 5 10 15 Gly Thr Pro Leu Leu Asn Gly Ala Gly Pro Gly Ala Ala Arg Gln Ser 20 25 30 Pro Arg Ser Ala Leu Phe Arg Val Gly His Met Ser Ser Val Glu Leu 35 40 45 Asp Asp Glu Leu Leu Asp Pro Asp Met Asp Pro Pro His Pro Phe Pro 50 55 60 Lys Glu Ile Pro His Asn Glu Lys Leu Leu Ser Leu Lys Tyr Glu Ser 65 70 75 80 Leu Asp Tyr Asp Asn Ser Glu Asn Gln Leu Phe Leu Glu Glu Glu Arg 85 90 95 Arg Ile Asn His Thr Ala Phe Arg Thr Val Glu Ile Lys Arg Trp Val 100 105 110 Ile Cys Ala Leu Ile Gly Ile Leu Thr Gly Leu Val Ala Cys Phe Ile 115 120 125 Asp Ile Val Val Glu Asn Leu Ala Gly Leu Lys Tyr Arg Val Ile Lys 130 135 140 Gly Asn Ile Asp Lys Phe Thr Glu Lys Gly Gly Leu Ser Phe Ser Leu 145 150 155 160 Leu Leu Trp Ala Thr Leu Asn Ala Ala Phe Val Leu Val Gly Ser Val 165 170 175 Ile Val Ala Phe Ile Glu Pro Val Ala Ala Gly Ser Gly Ile Pro Gln 180 185 190 Ile Lys Cys Phe Leu Asn Gly Val Lys Ile Pro His Val Val Arg Leu 195 200 205 Lys Thr Leu Val Ile Lys Val Ser Gly Val Ile Leu Ser Val Val Gly 210 215 220 Gly Leu Ala Val Gly Lys Glu Gly Pro Met Ile His Ser Gly Ser Val 225 230 235 240 Ile Ala Ala Gly Ile Ser Gln Gly Arg Ser Ser Ser Leu Lys Arg Asp 245 250 255 Phe Lys Ile Phe Glu Tyr Leu Arg Arg Asp Thr Glu Lys Arg Asp Phe 260 265 270 Val Ser Ala Gly Ala Ala Ala Gly Val Ser Ala Ala Phe Gly Ala Pro 275 280 285 Val Gly Gly Val Leu Phe Ser Leu Glu Glu Gly Ala Ser Phe Trp Asn 290 295 300 Gln Phe Leu Thr Trp Arg Ile Phe Phe Ala Ser Met Ile Ser Thr Phe 305 310 315 320 Thr Leu Asn Phe Val Leu Ser Ile Tyr His Gly Asn Met Trp Asp Leu 325 330 335 Ser Ser Pro Gly Leu Ile Asn Phe Gly Arg Phe Asp Ser Glu Lys Met 340 345 350 Ala Tyr Thr Ile His Glu Ile Pro Val Phe Ile Ala Met Gly Val Val 355 360 365 Gly Gly Val Leu Gly Ala Val Phe Asn Ala Leu Asn Tyr Trp Leu Thr 370 375 380 Met Phe Arg Ile Arg Tyr Ile His Arg Pro Cys Leu Gln Val Ile Glu 385 390 395 400 Ala Val Leu Val Ala Ala Val Thr Ala Thr Val Ala Phe Val Leu Ile 405 410 415 Tyr Ser Ser Arg Asp Cys Gln Pro Leu Gln Gly Gly Ser Met Ser Tyr 420 425 430 Pro Leu Gln Leu Phe Cys Ala Asp Gly Glu Tyr Asn Ser Met Ala Ala 435 440 445 Ala Phe Phe Asn Thr Pro Glu Lys Ser Val Val Ser Leu Phe His Asp 450 455 460 Pro Pro Gly Ser Tyr Asn Pro Leu Thr Leu Gly Leu Phe Thr Leu Val 465 470 475 480 Tyr Phe Phe Leu Ala Cys Trp Thr Tyr Gly Leu Thr Val Ser Ala Gly 485 490 495 Val Phe Ile Pro Ser Leu Leu Ile Gly Ala Ala Trp Gly Arg Leu Phe 500 505 510 Gly Ile Ser Leu Ser Tyr Leu Thr Gly Ala Ala Ile Trp Ala Asp Pro 515 520 525 Gly Lys Tyr Ala Leu Met Gly Ala Ala Ala Gln Leu Gly Gly Ile Val 530 535 540 Arg Met Thr Leu Ser Leu Thr Val Ile Met Met Glu Ala Thr Ser Asn 545 550 555 560 Val Thr Tyr Gly Phe Pro Ile Met Leu Val Leu Met Thr Ala Lys Ile 565 570 575 Val Gly Asp Val Phe Ile Glu Gly Leu Tyr Asp Met His Ile Gln Leu 580 585 590 Gln Ser Val Pro Phe Leu His Trp Glu Ala Pro Val Thr Ser His Ser 595 600 605 Leu Thr Ala Arg Glu Val Met Ser Thr Pro Val Thr Cys Leu Arg Arg 610 615 620 Arg Glu Lys Val Gly Val Ile Val Asp Val Leu Ser Asp Thr Ala Ser 625 630 635 640 Asn His Asn Gly Phe Pro Val Val Glu His Ala Asp Asp Thr Gln Pro 645 650 655 Ala Arg Leu Gln Gly Leu Ile Leu Arg Ser Gln Leu Ile Val Leu Leu 660 665 670 Lys His Lys Val Phe Val Glu Arg Ser Asn Leu Gly Leu Val Gln Arg 675 680 685 Arg Leu Arg Leu Lys Asp Phe Arg Asp Ala Tyr Pro Arg Phe Pro Pro 690 695 700 Ile Gln Ser Ile His Val Ser Gln Asp Glu Arg Glu Cys Thr Met Asp 705 710 715 720 Leu Ser Glu Phe Met Asn Pro Ser Pro Tyr Thr Val Pro Gln Glu Ala 725 730 735 Ser Leu Pro Arg Val Phe Lys Leu Phe Arg Ala Leu Gly Leu Arg His 740 745 750 Leu Val Val Val Asp Asn Arg Asn Gln Val Val Gly Leu Val Thr Arg 755 760 765 Lys Asp Leu Ala Arg Tyr Arg Leu Gly Lys Arg Gly Leu Glu Glu Leu 770 775 780 Ser Leu Ala Gln Thr 785 

1-25. (canceled)
 26. A cell line which does not express or expresses to only a reduced extent one or more chloride channels from the group consisting of CIC-1, CIC-2, CIC-Ka, CIC-Kb, CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and CIC-7.
 27. A cell line according to claim 26, which expresses the chloride channel CIC-7, but not the chloride channels CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5 and CIC-6.
 28. A cell line according to claim 26, which expresses the chloride channel CIC-3, but not the chloride channels CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and CIC-7.
 29. A cell line according to claim 26, which expresses the chloride channel CIC-4, but not the chloride channels CIC-3, CIC-5, CIC-6 and CIC-7.
 30. A cell line according to claim 26, which expresses the chloride channel CIC-6, but not the chloride channels CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5 and CIC-7.
 31. The use of a genetically modified, non-human mammal, the germ cells and somatic cells of which contain nucleic acid sequences which code for a protein from the group consisting of the chloride channels CIC-1, CIC-2, CIC-Ka, CIC-Kb, CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7, wherein the nucleic acid sequences coding for CIC-7 if present is modified with respect to the naturally occurring nucleic acid sequence by mutation, truncation, and/or partial deletion to result in a decreased or abolished functional expression of CIC-7, for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for inhibiting one or more of the chloride channels.
 32. The use of a cell line according to claim 27, for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for inhibiting the chloride channel CIC-7.
 33. The use according to claim 32, for the identification and testing of active compounds for treatment of osteoporosis or Paget's disease.
 34. The use of a cell line according to claim 28, for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for inhibiting the chloride channel CIC-3.
 35. The use of a cell line according to claim 29, for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for inhibiting the chloride channel CIC-4.
 36. The use of a cell line according to claim 30, for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for inhibiting the chloride channel CIC-6.
 37. The use according to claim 32 or any one of claims 34 to 36, for the identification and testing of active compounds which are suitable as psychotropic pharmaceuticals.
 38. A process for the identification and testing of substances which are suitable for inhibiting one or more chloride channels from the group consisting of CIC-3, CIC-4, CIC-5, CIC-6 and/or CIC-7, in which: a) on cells according to any one of claims 26 to 30, the luminal pH of the compartments which express the channel and/or the potential across the membrane enclosing the channel is measured, b) the cells are brought into contact with a substance and c) the luminal pH of the compartments which express the channel and/or the potential across the membrane enclosing the channel is measured again on the cells, the difference between the pH and/or the membrane potential before and after addition of the substance determining the activity of the substance.
 39. A process according to claim 38, wherein the pH is measured by accumulation of substances in compartments with a particular pH or detection of indicator substances which are formed in pH-dependent reactions in the compartments.
 40. A process according to claim 38, wherein the potential is measured using potential-sensitive dyestuffs or protein-coded potential sensors.
 41. The use of substances which completely or partly inhibit the chloride channel CIC-7 for the preparation, of medicaments for treatment of osteoporosis and Paget's disease. 